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Patient privacy assured by electronic censor
Newly developed software will help to allay patients' fears about who has access to their confidential data. view more (2008-07-24)
U of Minnesota researchers examine the value of health information technology
University of Minnesota researchers found that the use of health information technology (IT), a popular health policy initiative, has had little or no effect on patient safety. view more (2009-03-11)
Patients are willing to allow personal details to be used for rersearch, but want to be consulted first
Patients are willing to allow personal information from their medical records to be used for research purposes, but want to be actively consulted first, finds a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers in Canada identified 123 patients from family practices in Southern Ontario. Seventeen were interviewed and 106 completed a survey about their... view more... (2003-02-12)
Census of Marine Life: Making Ocean Life Count
Burgeoning marine life database tops 5 million records, 38,000 species Scientists add over 4 million new records, 13,000 species in 2004; Exponential growth of "information seaway" tops Census highlights view more (2004-11-23)
Nation's only citywide electronic health information exchange: Improving health and lowering costs
Across the nation concerns about health-care quality and costs are growing. For the first time, both candidates aspiring to the nation's highest office are looking to greater reliance on electronic medical records as critical to any remedy. view more (2008-10-16)
Humbul Launches My Humbul Include
The Humbul Humanities Hub (http://www.humbul.ac.uk) today launches a new service that allows users to bring Humbul's records of evaluated online resources into their own web pages. My Humbul Include brings Humbul's resources direct to a researcher or lecturer's web page. Through the use of dynamic html, users can embed a set of selected records... view more... (2002-05-30)
Enhanced English-language Japanese patent database now online
FIZ Karlsruhe re-loads JAPIO file Karlsruhe, Germany - FIZ Karlsruhe, the European Service Centre of STN International, one of the world's leading online providers of scientific and technical information, has recently made available an improved version of the JAPIO patent database. The new version of the file has been enhanced with bibliographic... view more... (2002-10-30)
Researchers pilot new electronic system for infectious illness
Researchers at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Harvard Medical School, Atrius Health, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health have created and tested a set of computer programs that use electronic medical records to help clinicians detect contagious illness and automatically report them to public health departments. view more (2008-04-10)
New study looks at re-identification risks
A recent study led by Dr. Khaled El Emam, the Canada Research Chair in Electronic Health Information at the CHEO Research Institute, found that the information in hospital prescription records can quite easily re-identify patients. view more (2009-10-15)
Novel K-anonimity algorithm safeguards access to data
As electronic health records become more widely deployed, increasing amounts of health information are being collected. This data has many beneficial applications, such as research, public health, and health system planning. view more (2009-11-20)
New CIESM Monograph
Human records of recent geological evolution in the Mediterranean Basin-historical and archaeological evidence. This is one of the most ambitious volumes produced yet in the young -- and already sizeable - CIESM Workshop Monograph collection. This 152 page- report, edited by Jean Mascle and Frederic Briand, is rich in thoughts, analyses,... view more... (2004-05-26)
Study supports the use of mechanical assistance for acute or chronic heart failure in high-risk patients
The success of long-term implantable ventricular assist devices (LVAD) or artificial hearts has led to their increased use in patients previously thought to be unsuitable for mechanical support. This study documents the shift in the demographic profile of patients in need of artificial hearts to a more high-risk group. Looking at clinical records... view more... (2004-11-10)
Early occupational exposure can affect lungs later
Occupational exposure to lung irritants early in a young worker's career can result in increased doctor visits for lung problems in later years. view more (2006-05-22)
Study finds creating unique health ID numbers would improve health care quality, efficiency
Creating a unique patient identification number for every person in the United States would facilitate a reduction in medical errors, simplify the use of electronic medical records, increase overall efficiency and help protect patient privacy, according to a new RAND Corporation study. view more (2008-10-21)
Statins don't lower risk of pneumonia in elderly
Taking popular cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, such as Lipitor® (atorvastatin), does not lower the risk of pneumonia. view more (2009-06-17)
Electronic health records may lower malpractice settlements
Use of electronic health records (EHRs) may help reduce paid malpractice settlements for physicians, according to a new study. view more (2008-11-26)
Electronic medical record boosts quality, efficiency
Ten years ago, Douglass A. Morrison, MD, PhD, FSCAI, was none too enthusiastic about the electronic medical record (EMR) being developed by the Department of Veterans Affairs for use throughout its health system. view more (2006-05-15)
Parents of internationally adopted children advised to verify children's immunization levels
A study by the division of global child health at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine cautions adoptive parents not to rely solely on vaccination records when gauging their internationally adopted children's immunizations. view more (2009-05-06)
UK Manufacturers Buy Largest Number of Robots Since Records Began in 1978
Latest research figures from the University of Warwick show that UK manufacturers installed a record breaking 1 941 robots in 2001– the largest number of new robots ever installed in the UK in any one year since records began in 1978. view more (2002-04-22)
The least sea ice in 800 years
New research, which reconstructs the extent of ice in the sea between Greenland and Svalbard from the 13th century to the present indicates that there has never been so little sea ice as there is now. The research results from the Niels Bohr Institute, among others, are published in the scientific journal, Climate Dynamics. view more (2009-07-01)
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