Back in March of 2008, Bill Gates appeared before Congress, again emphasizing education and not cutting corners in this area. If we can somehow attack the education processes here, then we have a fighting chance. So many today don’t find the time each day even to just read a little. Mr....
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on 12-04-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, healthcare, microsoft, Education, Bill Gates, Obama, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Charity Care, Spending
Well so much for certification, it sounds like CMS doesn’t care whether or not PHRs get certified (grin). It is almost an impossible task as well with all the areas of integration to cover, so certification could theoretically be done in perhaps just part of the program I think. So where...
The Beijing office was also the birthplace of the Tablet PC, so according to this article they stand to surpass the US areas in the production of software and patents. The one important statement of this entire post is the last paragraph, which has to do with education and vitality, the area where...
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on 11-06-2008
Filed under: Tablet PCs, Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, microsoft, Tablet PC, Education, China, Intelligent Property, paradigms
On Thursday, November 13th, you can watch it live. One of the resources listed on this site is OR Live. The site is automated to add it to your Outlook calendar as well. Some of the procedures have available CME credit for physicians as well. I have actually watched a...
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on 10-15-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Surgery, healthcare, Outlook, Education, CME, Knee Surgery, Surgeons, Patients, OR Live, Reminders, Live Broadcast, Surgery Broadcast, DaVinci
Nice picture on the tablet – a demonstration of synapses in the brain, and we all know how important Tablet PCs are to health care. A couple weeks ago I posted about his presentation at MIT , where there were a number of software and hardware .png?imgmax=800" width="124" align="left" alt="" />products...
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on 10-07-2008
Filed under: Tablet PCs, Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, healthcare, microsoft, Tablet PC, Education, University, Recruiting, Craig Mundie
Most physicians today are not ready for this yet , with the knowledge and information required for patients who may need genetic testing. DeCode has already come out and announced an increased marketing approach for physicians and here in California, you do need a physician's prescription for...
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on 09-07-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Physicians, Education, Pharmacogenomics, Lab Test, DNA Testing, genetic testing, Patients
This does present a very good question, myself I have run tired of all the stuff on TV these days, but this is being done with a show that has a good cause, so I guess we shall all see if it is a fit. The Internet is such a wealth of information as well, and through YouTube, you can find videos, educational...
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on 09-04-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, healthcare, Education, Cancer, Reality TV, YouTube, Entertainment, Prostate Exam