Global Health
Global health issues that are not specifically related to Africa healthcare but may direct or indirect impact on Africa Healthcare.
Visiting Lectureship for Women in Medicine
By Yorghos Carabas The Ninth Annual Catherine De Angelis, M.D., M.P.H.Visiting Lectureship for Women in Medicine Innovating to Save Lives: Bringing Improved ...Challenges remain for mining healthcare big data to patient benefits
By Ed Burns, Site Editor(eburns@techtarget.com Healthcare big data could address many of the industry’s problems — if we could only agree on ...FDA Considers Mitochondrial Transfer in IVF
(MedPage Today) — An FDA advisory committee will take 2 days this week to parse the safety and feasibility of altering mitochondria ...Benefits, challenges of healthcare embedded analytics
By Trevor Strome(TStrome@wrha.mb.ca Organizations use decision support in many ways, but when providers have embedded analytics at the bedside, robust information helps ...Timely MMR Vax Tied to Lower Hospitalizations (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Children who got their measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) shots on schedule appeared to have a lower risk for ...Five can't-miss strategies for getting the most out of HIMSS 2014
By Reda Chouffani (rchouffani@biztechnologysolutions.com If you’re going to HIMSS 2014, the massive program, exhibit hall and events lineup can be daunting. Here’s ...FDA OKs Myalept for Leptin Deficiency
(MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved metreleptin (Myalept) for congenital or acquired generalized lipodystrophy. …read moreWhat to put on your HIMSS 2014 agenda
By Reda Chouffani (rchouffani@biztechnologysolutions.com Reda Chouffani’s highlights for HIMSS 2014 include a focus on startup vendors, keynote speakers and a newly revamped ...Medical Homes May Not Be the Answer (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — A patient-centered medical home (PCMH) demonstration project did little to reduce costs and utilization or improve the quality of ...ICD-10 support, 2014 ONC certification standards disrupt EHR rollouts
By Don Fluckinger, News Director(dfluckinger@techtarget.com From rip-and-replace to business as usual, providers differ in this year’s EHR upgrades for ICD-10 support, 2014 ...