Sepsis is a systemic inflammatory response to infection which can progress to circulatory system dysfunction, multiple organ failure, and eventually death. Severe sepsis is common, with over 750,000 cases diagnosed in the United States each year. It is the tenth leading cause of death worldwide...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 11-23-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Hospital, healthcare, microsoft, Law Suit, Server 2008, Sepsis, Vanderbilt University, amputation, kidney infection, New York hospital, acquired diseases
Dana Blankenhorn of ZDNet does a nice write up here on his visit to the physician and yes, us “geeks” find our way there too We are probably some of the most curious patients to arrive, as we are looking constantly to see what technology is being used in the medical offices, as it is a known fact...
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on 10-15-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Microsoft/Windows News, EMR, Hospital, healthcare, microsoft, Medical Records, EHR, McKesson, Common User Interface, HealthVault, integration, Amalga, Stark Law, NextGen, ZDNet Healthcare
This is a pretty in depth view and walk through with the Silverlight 2, soon to be released on the web from current beta status. Pretty dynamic interface and it would be nice if where ever one went, the same or similar interface was presented for use, would sure beat having to learn a new system...
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on 10-11-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, Hospital, healthcare, microsoft, Medical Records, EHR, Physicians, Silverlight, PACS, Common User Interface, Code Plex
This is a nice observation from someone who I'm sure would rather not be spending all the time of recent in the hospital with his daughter over some serious medical issues and we hope the outcome is favorable, it's been a long road. While at the hospital, being a tech person he was able...
This is hot stuff! Recently I had an in depth interview with Dr. Patrice Milos, Chief Scientific Officer at Helicos discussing genomics and where the future is going. Helicos has the software and the genomics machine, and wouldn't this be a nice addition to run on Surface. This...
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on 08-27-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Pharma/FDA News, Microsoft/Windows News, Hospital, Genomics, healthcare, microsoft, Surface, Cardiology, Touch Screen, HIMMS, Surface Technology, Helicos, Heart Transplant, MSDN, Scripps, Healthblog