February 2010 Archives
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Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr.:
Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr.:
NEW SHOW - RACE & PATIENT-DOCTOR COMMUNICATION
HEALTH TERMS - PRACTICE MANAGEMENT RECORD
HEALTH TERM - PATIENT RECORD LOCATOR
HEALTH TERM - FORMULATION SUBSTITUTION
HEALTH TERM - DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUPS (DRG)
HEALTH TERM - PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM
HEALTH 2.0 CONFERENCE: MORE HEALTH CARE/MORE TECHNOLOGY
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Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr.:
Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr.:
NEW SHOW - RACE & PATIENT-DOCTOR COMMUNICATION
HEALTH TERMS - PRACTICE MANAGEMENT RECORD
HEALTH TERM - PATIENT RECORD LOCATOR
HEALTH TERM - FORMULATION SUBSTITUTION
HEALTH TERM - DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUPS (DRG)
HEALTH TERM - PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM
HEALTH 2.0 CONFERENCE: MORE HEALTH CARE/MORE TECHNOLOGY
More on the evolution of Smart Cards:
Smart cards promote great efficiencies in Europe, Asia
The Smart Set
Smart cards promote great efficiencies in Europe, Asia
The Smart Set
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Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr.:
Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr.:
HEALTH/TECH TERM - SMART CARD
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More on the evolution of Smart Cards:
Smart cards promote great efficiencies in Europe, Asia
The Smart Set
Smart cards promote great efficiencies in Europe, Asia
The Smart Set
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Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr.:
Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr.:
HEALTH/TECH TERM - SMART CARD
Smart Card
Definition: An electronic device about the
size of a credit card that contains electronic memory and, increasingly, an embedded microchip.
The cards are used to store data-in a health care context, this is often personal health information.
The data can be accessed using a smart card reader: a device into which the card is inserted. Smart cards are not the same as magnetic stripe cards, such as most credit cards; smart cards typically can store more information.
size of a credit card that contains electronic memory and, increasingly, an embedded microchip. The cards are used to store data-in a health care context, this is often personal health information.
The data can be accessed using a smart card reader: a device into which the card is inserted. Smart cards are not the same as magnetic stripe cards, such as most credit cards; smart cards typically can store more information.
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Smart Card
Definition: An electronic device about the size of a credit card that contains electronic memory and, increasingly, an embedded microchip.
The cards are used to store data-in a health care context, this is often personal health information.
The data can be accessed using a smart card reader: a device into which the card is inserted. Smart cards are not the same as magnetic stripe cards, such as most credit cards; smart cards typically can store more information.
size of a credit card that contains electronic memory and, increasingly, an embedded microchip. The cards are used to store data-in a health care context, this is often personal health information.
The data can be accessed using a smart card reader: a device into which the card is inserted. Smart cards are not the same as magnetic stripe cards, such as most credit cards; smart cards typically can store more information.
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Thought you would find this article of interest:
How Buzz, Facebook and Twitter create 'social insecurity'
What do you think . . . are we now more socially insecure?
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How Buzz, Facebook and Twitter create 'social insecurity'
What do you think . . . are we now more socially insecure?
Data Synchronization
Definition: The process of sending updates between a mobile computing device and a personal computer or application server in order to keep both sets of files synchronized.
Sometimes called "hot syncing." Sometimes spelled "synch."
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Data Synchronization
Definition: The process of sending updates between a mobile computing device and a personal computer or application server in order to keep both sets of files synchronized.
Sometimes called "hot syncing." Sometimes spelled "synch."
Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Definition: An interface that allows a person to operate a software program using visual images (called icons), drop-down menu choices, and tool bars, rather than complex keystrokes and text commands. The most common manipulating device is a mouse.
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Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Definition: An interface that allows a person to operate a software program using visual images (called icons), drop-down menu choices, and tool bars, rather than complex keystrokes and text commands. The most common manipulating device is a mouse.
Decision Support Application
Definition: A computer program that analyzes data and presents the information so that clinicians can make medical decisions more easily. Typical tasks of a decision support system include data storage, data analysis, predictive modeling, and risk-adjusted comparison of actual outcomes with predicted outcomes.
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Decision Support Application
Definition: A computer program that analyzes data and presents the information so that clinicians can make medical decisions more easily. Typical tasks of a decision support system include data storage, data analysis, predictive modeling, and risk-adjusted comparison of actual outcomes with predicted outcomes.
Social Media continues to transform our world:
Gadgets-With Users High on Social Networking, Facebook Could Transform Mobile Devices
Most journalists use social media such as Twitter and Facebook as a source
Google Buzz: When social media come to you
Google's leap into social networking stirs privacy-issue buzz
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Social Media continues to transform our world:
Gadgets-With Users High on Social Networking, Facebook Could Transform Mobile Devices
Most journalists use social media such as Twitter and Facebook as a source
Google Buzz: When social media come to you
Google's leap into social networking stirs privacy-issue buzz
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Biometric Authentication
Definition: Technology that identifies a person through recognition of unique physical characteristics, such as retina or iris patterns, face shape, voice patterns or fingerprints.
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Biometric Authentication
Definition: Technology that identifies a person through recognition of unique physical characteristics, such as retina or iris patterns, face shape, voice patterns or fingerprints.
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Who has the power?
Nature or Technology?
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Who has the power?
Nature or Technology?
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Please pass along to Moms & Dads! :-)
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Please pass along to Moms & Dads! :-)
SNOW!!!
What more can you say . . . :-)
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SNOW!!!
What more can you say . . . :-)
Found this article and information interesting:
More than half of Americans use Internet for health
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
BACKGROUND
THE STUDY:
Health Information Technology Use Among Men and Women Aged 18-64: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2009
More than half of Americans use Internet for health
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
BACKGROUND
THE STUDY:
Health Information Technology Use Among Men and Women Aged 18-64: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2009
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Found this article and information interesting:
More than half of Americans use Internet for health
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
BACKGROUND
THE STUDY:
Health Information Technology Use Among Men and Women Aged 18-64: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2009
More than half of Americans use Internet for health
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC):
BACKGROUND
THE STUDY:
Health Information Technology Use Among Men and Women Aged 18-64: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, January-June 2009
I wanted to share this with all of you.
One man's journey . . .
Looking forward to life after prostate cancer treatment
One man's journey . . .
Looking forward to life after prostate cancer treatment
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One man's journey . . .
Looking forward to life after prostate cancer treatment
One man's journey . . .
Looking forward to life after prostate cancer treatment
Prostate CancerDefinition (via Mayo Clinic):
Prostate cancer is cancer that occurs in a man's prostate -- a small walnut-shaped gland that produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men. Prostate cancer usually grows slowly and initially remains confined to the prostate gland, where it may not cause serious harm. While some types of prostate cancer grow slowly and may need minimal or no treatment, other types are aggressive and can spread quickly.
Prostate cancer that is detected early -- when it's still confined to the prostate gland -- has a better chance of successful treatment.
Symptoms
Prostate cancer may not cause signs or symptoms in its early stages. Prostate cancer that is more advanced may cause signs and symptoms such as:
· Trouble urinating
· Decreased force in the stream of urine
· Blood in your urine
· Blood in your semen
· Swelling in your legs
· Discomfort in the pelvic area
· Bone pain
When to see a doctor
Make an appointment with your doctor if you have any signs or symptoms that worry you.
Ask your doctor about the benefits and risks of regular prostate cancer screening. Medical organizations differ on their recommendations for prostate cancer screening, but many advise men in their 50s to discuss the issue with their doctors.
Causes
It's not clear what causes prostate cancer.
Doctors know that prostate cancer begins when some cells in your prostate become abnormal. Mutations in the abnormal cells' DNA cause the cells to grow and divide more rapidly than normal cells.
The abnormal cells continue living, when other cells would die. The accumulating abnormal cells form a tumor that can grow to invade nearby tissue.
Some abnormal cells can break off and spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body.
Risk factors
Factors that can increase your risk of prostate cancer include:
· Older age. The risk of prostate cancer increases with age. Prostate cancer is most common in men over 65.
· Being black. Black men have a greater risk of prostate cancer than do men of other races. It's not clear why this is.
· Family history of prostate cancer. If men in your family have had prostate cancer, your risk may be increased.
· Obesity. Obese men diagnosed with prostate cancer are more likely to have advanced disease that's more difficult to treat.
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Prostate CancerDefinition (via Mayo Clinic):
Prostate cancer is cancer that occurs in a man's prostate -- a small walnut-shaped gland that produces the seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm.
Prostate cancer is one of the most common types of cancer in men. Prostate cancer usually grows slowly and initially remains confined to the prostate gland, where it may not cause serious harm. While some types of prostate cancer grow slowly and may need minimal or no treatment, other types are aggressive and can spread quickly.
Prostate cancer that is detected early -- when it's still confined to the prostate gland -- has a better chance of successful treatment.
Symptoms
Prostate cancer may not cause signs or symptoms in its early stages. Prostate cancer that is more advanced may cause signs and symptoms such as:
· Trouble urinating
· Decreased force in the stream of urine
· Blood in your urine
· Blood in your semen
· Swelling in your legs
· Discomfort in the pelvic area
· Bone pain
When to see a doctor
Make an appointment with your doctor if you have any signs or symptoms that worry you.
Ask your doctor about the benefits and risks of regular prostate cancer screening. Medical organizations differ on their recommendations for prostate cancer screening, but many advise men in their 50s to discuss the issue with their doctors.
Causes
It's not clear what causes prostate cancer.
Doctors know that prostate cancer begins when some cells in your prostate become abnormal. Mutations in the abnormal cells' DNA cause the cells to grow and divide more rapidly than normal cells.
The abnormal cells continue living, when other cells would die. The accumulating abnormal cells form a tumor that can grow to invade nearby tissue.
Some abnormal cells can break off and spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body.
Risk factors
Factors that can increase your risk of prostate cancer include:
· Older age. The risk of prostate cancer increases with age. Prostate cancer is most common in men over 65.
· Being black. Black men have a greater risk of prostate cancer than do men of other races. It's not clear why this is.
· Family history of prostate cancer. If men in your family have had prostate cancer, your risk may be increased.
· Obesity. Obese men diagnosed with prostate cancer are more likely to have advanced disease that's more difficult to treat.
More to think about . . . :-)
Is the iPad a Child's Best Friend?
Pros and cons of reading books on an iPad
Will the iPad Succeed in the Enterprise?
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Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr.:
Is the iPad a Child's Best Friend?
Pros and cons of reading books on an iPad
Will the iPad Succeed in the Enterprise?
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Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr.:
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY TABLET
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More to think about . . . :-)
Is the iPad a Child's Best Friend?
Pros and cons of reading books on an iPad
Will the iPad Succeed in the Enterprise?
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Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr.:
Is the iPad a Child's Best Friend?
Pros and cons of reading books on an iPad
Will the iPad Succeed in the Enterprise?
More information on the -
Talking Technology with Leroy Jones, Jr.:
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY TABLET
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Expanding the reach of Medical Technology to every corner of the world . . .
Working towards mAfrica
Working towards mAfrica
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Expanding the reach of Medical Technology to every corner of the world . . .
Working towards mAfrica
Working towards mAfrica
