We all long for the day that all practices and hospitals can transmit medical records and talk to each other, but as we all know it is not there yet and will continue to evolve, and add on today’s economic crisis, something that is already slowing down the wheels of progress here. But, the PHR...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 11-16-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, My Commentaries, healthcare, microsoft, Medical Records, Health IT, PHR, Google Health, VA, Department of Defense, personal heatlh records, Military Health Records
This is just plain funny! I use and like both Apple and PC products myself. For my main desktop I have an IMAC that runs Boot Camp so I can go back and forth between operating systems and it functions very well, been using Boot Camp ever since it came out with no complaints. ...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 11-02-2008
Filed under: Tablet PCs, Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, My Commentaries, microsoft, Tablet PC, Apple, IMAC, Notebooks, mobile computers, I'm a PC
More coverage this week on using a PHR (personal health record), this time from Joan Lunden. There are many out there to choose from, some are free and some require a fee, such as the one mentioned in this article. Are you a confused consumer? With all the available options out there today...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 10-21-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, My Commentaries, microsoft, Medical Records, PHR, Google Health, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, passsportMD
Words of wisdom and right to the heart of the matter. Below I have included a clip from the Wall Street Journal about President Bush signing a bill on protecting intelligent property, and what I found interesting is the mentioning of the fact that the coordinator for this was originally to be housed...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 10-14-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, My Commentaries, healthcare, microsoft, Health IT, Congress, software, Wall Street, White House, Algorithms, Geeks, Laws, formulas, Warren Buffett, Department of Justice, Intelligent Property, Sofware
I had an opportunity today to try my hands at protein folding on Surface. The snapshots were taken with my cellphone so the quality here may not be the best, but just a few pictures of hands on research methodologies. I have posted on this topic a few times but thought I would add a few pictures...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 10-10-2008
Filed under: Technology, Microsoft/Windows News, My Commentaries, DNA, microsoft, Pharmacogenomics, Protein Folding, Surface Technology, Genomcis, Scripps
I noticed in several posts I have made I make reference to these centers, but didn’t have anything on the blog, so here goes so now I will have my back link in the future. One of my long time interests has been in the Windows Mobile area. Being I live in a big metropolitan area, I have...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 09-27-2008
Filed under: Technology, Other Items of Interest, Windows Mobile, Microsoft/Windows News, My Commentaries, microsoft, Tablet PC, Common User Interface, R and D, Surface Technology, Server 2008, Hardware Solutions, Sofware Solutions, Solutions, Sofware Architecture, Technology Centers
Even though he was not able to attend personally, modern technology of video conferencing made it possible for the Senator to continue his efforts and participation. As fuel prices continue to rise, along with just general state of the economy, video conferencing is finally coming of age. ...
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The Medical Quack .... by Barbara Duck
on 09-22-2008
Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Insurance, Microsoft/Windows News, My Commentaries, healthcare, microsoft, Cancer, Congress, Senate, Senator Kennedy, Skype, Video Conferencing