Global Health
Global health issues that are not specifically related to Africa healthcare but may direct or indirect impact on Africa Healthcare.
HIMSS 2014: IT support for meaningful use, ICD-10, HIPAA top of mind
By Reda Chouffani (rchouffani@biztechnologysolutions.com Federal regulations and incentives behind HIPAA, ICD-10 and meaningful use stage 2 are driving conversation at HIMSS 2014. ...Pre-HIMSS 2014: Forms, standard order sets can lead to data governance
By Don Fluckinger, News Director(dfluckinger@techtarget.com George Hickman, CHIME Foundation chair and CIO at Albany Medical Center in New York discusses what drives ...RA-Lymphoma Risk: Biologics Not to Blame (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis can undergo aggressive biologic therapy without excessive concern that their already increased risk for ...8 Tips to Help With the ICD-10 Transition
ORLANDO (MedPage Today) — Here are strategies you can use to move more easily to ICD-10 billing codes, straight from experts at ...Child Paralysis Cases Still Puzzle Doctors
(MedPage Today) — No single cause has emerged for cases of limb paralysis seen in some 20 children in California over the ...CardioBuzz: Contact-Sensing Catheter Gets FDA OK for AF
(MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved a new radiofrequency ablation catheter that provides real-time feedback about the amount of contact the ...Transfusion May Spell Trouble for PCI Patients
(MedPage Today) — There is wide variation between U.S. hospitals in the use of red blood cell transfusions for patients undergoing percutaneous ...Hot Topics: Advances in Obesity Treatment
(MedPage Today) — What works and what doesn’t in obesity treatment? We asked four experts in the field for their views. They ...Stroke Rounds: Poor Glucose Control a Stroke Risk for Women
(MedPage Today) — Poor control of blood glucose may place women — but not men — with type 2 diabetes at risk ...CES shows continuing consumer interest in mHealth technology
By Reda Chouffani (rchouffani@biztechnologysolutions.com While mHealth technology and personal health devices haven’t connected to EHRs, consumers buying in, judging by Consumer Electronics ...