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Microsoft Surface – An Update From The MVP Tour This Week

Filed Under (The Medical) by Admin on 19-02-2010

Ok when is the last time you have seen this many fingers on a Surface computer, and these all belong to Microsoft MVPs at that showing off multi touch.   It recognizes fingers and Tags.  See below for more on Tags.  multitouchonsurface

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Networked EMR’s and Healthcare Information Security: Practical When Massive IT Security Breaches Continue?

Filed Under (Health Care) by Admin on 19-02-2010

At “Networked, Interoperable, Secure National Medical Records a Castle in the Sky?” I wrote that the holy grail of electronic medical record efforts - the creation of a networked, interoperable, secure national medical records system - may be far more difficult than anyone expected due to vulnerabilities in current, widespread IT networking and OS platforms.

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GOP Says the Healthcare Meeting is a Trap – Jon Stewart

Filed Under (The Medical) by Admin on 18-02-2010

This is so funny, this woman didnt even know that Hawaii had mandated healthcare and Limbaugh was tricked into having to partake in socialized medicine. 

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Social Connector Beta is Available for Outlook 2007 and 2003 – Social Networking in Outlook

Filed Under (The Medical) by Admin on 17-02-2010

I have Outlook 2010 loaded on a Virtual Hard drive for testing purposes but for my main communication area I am still using Office 2007/Outlook, which is was is advised for a production machine.  Today I found that the Outlook Social Connector is available for 2007 and 2003 so I added it on.  You can watch the review on the video below which is in Silverlight so if you dont have the browser add on, you should see a prompt with instructions to add it.  

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Quintiles to More Heavily Directly Invest in the Drugs Which it Evaluates - But Not to Worry, Says an Expert?

Filed Under (Health Care) by Admin on 17-02-2010

The Associated Press just reported on the latest trend in commercially sponsored clinical research, direct investment by contract research organizations (CROs) in the development of specific drugs by particular pharmaceutical or biotechnology companies. Here is the background in the article:
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Medical Device Patent Battles Persist, Disrupt And Contribute to the High Cost of Healthcare – Not Sexy Anymore

Filed Under (The Medical) by Admin on 17-02-2010

In addition to these 2 cases the article states there is yet another case over another device that both companies manufacturer and a jury overturned the 20 million imagedollar verdict and it goes back to court.  This is starting to sound like our Congress a degree in the fact that nobody can agree and as consumers and taxpayers the end result is the same, we pay.

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HOW MUCH TO MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CASES COST?

Filed Under (Legal Medical) by Admin on 17-02-2010

I told a family this week, that I hoped and prayed that their loved one got better… and if she did heal from the pressure ulcers which developed at a local nursing home, then I would not recommend filing a lawsuit.

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Davos: World Economic Forum – Banking Reform And Other Important Issues Were On The Agenda This Year

Filed Under (The Medical) by Admin on 16-02-2010

This was an interesting presentation from 60 minutes.  This tends to be one of the most important economic meetings in the world.  This is where Bill Gates initiated imagehis program to enhance vaccinations and make them available when becoming acquainted with the World Health Association.   This is interesting as they describe the meeting as this is the only place where they can all meet.

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A University President, But No Longer a Goldman Sachs Director

Filed Under (Health Care) by Admin on 16-02-2010

A frequent topic on Health Care Renewal is how leaders of not-for-profit health care organizations now frequently value their “margin,” that is, revenue generation more than mission.  (One good example here shows how medical school leaders value faculty most for how much money they bring in, rather than the quality of their teaching, research, or patient care.) 

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Outlook Live Beta – Free Hosted Exchange Services for Educational Institutions And Ultimate Steal Deal With Full Desktop Office At Discount With EDU Email and Proof of Enrollment

Filed Under (The Medical) by Admin on 15-02-2010

This is worth a quick mention, medical schools, universities that may not want to keep the Exchange Monster in house.  I dont mean that to be uncomplimentary but if anyone has been a responsible party for managing the email server, you know what I mean, as it grows every day, needs maintenance and a bunch of other stuff we dont need to talk about here.   When Exchange is taken down, the help desk lines light up.  Outlook Live could be a potential solution. 

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