Devices and Apps: The Internet of Medical Things Part 2

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjON1RkpBedLrFbUZaIYmbbA64m0OnKOEH16Mznrsw8z6epbwC5-bjnRKAA3P0Le5hBWudHLrqws3I0c3CwwL3cBUfHlIIlA5XUhFr2iNoqhw30EZeBUQ3deOw0SO-QzetFGQsSK3hPIXSQ/s1600/IoMT2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjON1RkpBedLrFbUZaIYmbbA64m0OnKOEH16Mznrsw8z6epbwC5-bjnRKAA3P0Le5hBWudHLrqws3I0c3CwwL3cBUfHlIIlA5XUhFr2iNoqhw30EZeBUQ3deOw0SO-QzetFGQsSK3hPIXSQ/s400/IoMT2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Concerns have been multiplying in the United States over the creaks of a medical infrastructure that's bearing the weight of an aging population. Current and upcoming members of the over-65 club are helping to drive a new age in healthcare, in which devices connect patients with caregivers, things get even smarter, and machines get even better at learning what sensors are saying.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The swelling over-65 segment of the population, which accounts for about 63 percent of the U.S.' long-term healthcare services, is expected to drive the demand for new healthcare technologies, according to a recent report fromGrand View Research.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The "high, unmet medical needs" of seniors is one factor that has pushed healthcare organizations to adopt and expand on remote patient monitoring and telemedicine.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Efforts to meet those needs will sustain the market for the Internet of Medical Things until at least 2022 -- at which point the sector is expected to near $410 billion, according to the research firm.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Leading the sector's growth are its medical devices, which are projected to drive a compound annual growth rate of 28.3 percent between now and then.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">All Shapes and Sizes</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">They've been popping up on wrists in the form of smartwatches like the Apple Watch and connected fitness bands like Fitbit.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Google plans to put them in people's eyes, employing a contact-lens form factor to read glucose levels.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">mc10 has developed a biometric stamp, about the size of a medium band-aid, that reports a user's vitals to connected devices and doctors.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, researchers at the University of Buffalo are working on a pendant, worn on a choker-type necklace, that can analyze chewing and swallowing sounds to determine what wearers are eating and alert them when they've consumed too many carbs.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">This is the face of a smarter, more connected manifestation of modern medicine. Still, the devices patients and consumers use are only one side of the coin, noted Ian Shakil, CEO of Augmedix.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"The Internet of Medical Things will continue to evolve and deliver value by getting the complexities of technology out of the way and connecting -- or better yet, reconnecting -- doctors with patients," he told TechNewsWorld.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">One of the original partners for Google's Glass at Work enterprise initiative, Augmedix has focused on the right side of the coin. Google shuttered the consumer side of its Glass program, focusing instead on the enterprise and on companies that develop augmented reality experiences for other organizations.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Augmedix's Glass-based service frees the hands of doctors to spend more of their time working with patients and less of it looking at documents.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"Augmedix's service is optimally designed to deliver the highest quality patient notes resulting in improved patient care and pay or reimbursement," said Shakil.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Eyes Have It</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Before using the service, physicians would spend 70 percent on their time on documentation, the company estimated.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"This newly reclaimed time can be repurposed in-clinic for other administrative tasks or even to see more patients," Shakil said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">While Augmedix has been working to free doctors from the bog of documentation, care facilities long since have adopted technologies such as real-time location systems.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">RTLS is one of the original use cases for the IoMT and predates the term, according to Joel Cook, senior healthcare solutions manager at Stanley Healthcare.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Such systems traditionally have been leveraged for asset management, such as locating equipment and monitoring for temperature-sensitive substances, he told TechNewsWorld. Pulling from the opposite direction, hospitals now are focusing on improving the patient experience, along with tuning the efficiency of staff operations.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"Using wireless RTLS devices, staff and family members can trace a patient's entire journey through the hospital -- from the waiting room to surgery to post-op, and how long they spent in each area," Cook said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Data, Big and Small</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Along with mobility, which is afforded by wearables and IoMT devices, data and analytics are key factors in modernizing medicine to meet demand, according to Keith Cooper, CEO of Constant Therapy.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">At Constant Therapy, developers and researchers have been building out and maintaining a platform that evaluates patients with the goal of improving brain function. Patients input data by performing tasks on smart devices, and the software makes individual assessments and recommendations.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"By collecting anonymized data from every person's interaction with our therapy programs, we can analyze what works and what doesn't work for each type of individual," Cooper told TechNewsWorld.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Constant Therapy uses more than 200 million data points to "deliver precise and personalized" therapy with science as its basis, he said, noting that "this is exactly what is envisioned by personalized medicine."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, Glooko software engineers have built a platform that connects users and their diabetes devices to caregivers and the company's analytics platform.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The service supports more than 50 cloud-connected medical devices, from continuous glucose monitors to insulin pumps, along with a host of mobile phones and tablets to help people better understand the impact their behavior has on their diabetes, explained Michelle de Haaff, vice president of marketing and customer success.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">By "connecting these devices to mobile apps that can provide on-demand insights, reminders and notifications," de Haaff said, the IoMT "can increase adherence rates to taking medications, improve nutrition and exercise commitments, and deliver the data needed for remote patient monitoring."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Source: <a href="http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83684.html">www.technewsworld.com/story/83684.html</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID=%204421145811397743355&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID=%204421145811397743355&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

EMR Equipment Health IT Technology Devices and Apps: The Internet of Medical Things Part 2

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Google’s Verily and Sanofi Form Company to Beat Diabetes

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8S4QBFWob8vlLxIJ3AdhMfDAXiBQ6agCAhYYnMfN4Y5zZPDFgssW_PaPYoMzYbQ160FviHreBPs1OS0a_qCa8-6sr9zLMLQBOuSaNqGF9thfaayFUpqlSNsuiyLX3q9uZi-oGPKWKLM9Z/s1600/diabetes-600x270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8S4QBFWob8vlLxIJ3AdhMfDAXiBQ6agCAhYYnMfN4Y5zZPDFgssW_PaPYoMzYbQ160FviHreBPs1OS0a_qCa8-6sr9zLMLQBOuSaNqGF9thfaayFUpqlSNsuiyLX3q9uZi-oGPKWKLM9Z/s400/diabetes-600x270.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Two companies, giants in their own fields, have joined forces to spin off a new venture to help diabetics manage their disease and enjoy improved quality of life. French pharmaceutical company Sanofi and Verily Life Sciences, the health services division of Alphabet Inc. (formerly Google) teamed up to create a comprehensive approach to diabetes management with a new company called Onduo. Sanofi brings clinical experience and diabetes medication expertise to Onduo. Sanofi produces several versions of insulin. Verily contributes experience with miniaturized electronics, consumer software development, and analytics to the new venture.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The overall plan encompasses three stages. First, Onduo plans to combine devices, medication, software, and medical care strategies to help people with type 2 diabetes manage their disease. The group will also focus on lifestyle changes for patients to improve their overall health. The second phase in Onduo’s mission will involve helping patients with type 1 diabetes with ongoing disease management. The third challenge will be working with people at risk of developing diabetes, trying to help them hold off or prevent the disease from starting. The worldwide diabetes epidemic and the threat of further expansion from sedentary lifestyles and poor nutrition choices mean there will be no shortage of challenges and people to help.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Sanofi and Verily are each contributing the equivalent of $250 million dollars to Onduo. Initial collaborations with Sutter Health in northern California and Allegheny Health Network in western Pennsylvania will enable  Onduo to test its emerging care platform in clinical settings. In addition, Onduo has reached out to the Taking Control of Your Diabetes (TCOYD) patient advocacy group and will be connecting with other diabetes groups for input on future products and programs.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The immensity of the threat of diabetes to the world’s population calls for equally large efforts to cope with the disease and explore possibilities of reducing the risk. Onduo’s resources and comprehensive approach to disease management and prevention may be the best chance yet of tackling the threat.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Source: <a href="http://healthtechinsider.com/2016/09/13/googles-verily-sanofi-form-company-beat-diabetes/">http://healthtechinsider.com/2016/09/13/googles-verily-sanofi-form-company-beat-diabetes/</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 8962836493824323509&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 8962836493824323509&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

EMR Equipment Health IT Innovations Technology Google’s Verily and Sanofi Form Company to Beat Diabetes

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The Medical City’s robotic surgery offers less invasive treatments

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8bNtUcx3GjGbpZ5TFzT6kZ6GDIBH7dXook4AJXoabmGQAMzWfeyxDAPE9MF0T16LP2jJkHhGsIH1uorhQZF6bfpXo72CAhDi3LyTkH-uJrvicYYveqgEcWnODimoVYyZQS2UPbIBLHAt/s1600/robotics-press-event.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8bNtUcx3GjGbpZ5TFzT6kZ6GDIBH7dXook4AJXoabmGQAMzWfeyxDAPE9MF0T16LP2jJkHhGsIH1uorhQZF6bfpXo72CAhDi3LyTkH-uJrvicYYveqgEcWnODimoVYyZQS2UPbIBLHAt/s400/robotics-press-event.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Anyone who’s had a medical operation knows that it can be such a source of pain.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Traditional surgical procedures are invasive in nature, causing certain amount of trauma to implement a course of treatment. Many internal complaints require long incisions that take time to heal, not to mention an increase in the chances of infection. Rather than offer a quick remedy for an illness, the patient is left to recuperate on his sickbed for a period of time.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">However, latest advancements in medical technology allow individuals to opt for a less traumatic approach to their care. The introduction of robotic surgery easily avoids all the complications brought about by most operations.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Now hailed as the future of surgical procedures, The Medical City (TMC) has been offering robotic surgeries since 2010 for procedures that target difficult and hard-to-reach areas. This signals its position as one of the most technologically advanced health institutions in the country, at par with leading centers in the world.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">A press event was recently held to relaunch TMC’s Robotics Surgery program with the acquisition of its second robot, the more advanced Da Vinci Si surgical system.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">In robotic-assisted surgery, the surgeon performs the procedure by manipulating robotic arms from a special viewing and control console. The arms wield fine surgical instruments that are able to cut, dissect, and suture with full range of motion, as well as a camera that allows the surgeon to view the operative site in three dimensions, magnified up to 10 times.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Doctors at TMC have been using this innovation for urological, colorectal, and gynecological procedures, which focus on sensitive parts of the human body.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Dr. Julius Cajucom, TMC urologist and head of the Robotics Surgery Program of The Medical City, says prostate surgeries target a “tight area” in the body.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“The degree of difficulty is so great,” explains Cajucom. “The area is very tight, and movements are so limited.” The use of the robot makes the operation in the said areas more convenient and easier.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The advantages of robotic surgeries are manifold. Compared to open surgeries, it only makes tiny incisions on the patient’s body where holes are made, as in laparoscopic procedures. Through these holes, the arms of the machine are inserted to perform the needed operation within the patient’s body. The doctor operates the robot through a console that allows him to see the inside of the patient without having to open him up. Since the patient has smaller incisions, the chances of infection from external causes are minimized.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“It is less traumatic, less bloody, causes less pain post-operatively, and promotes faster recovery,” says Cajucom.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Likewise, Dr. Kristine Hazel Katimbang, TMC robotic gynecologic surgeon, says robotic surgery is beneficial for many gynecological procedures, such as hysterectomies, myomectomies, and excising ovarian cysts, endometrial cancer and cervical cancer.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Katimbang adds that many patients who undergo robotic surgery leave the hospital in just a day or two.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“Since there is no pain, they can move easily. They can eat well after a procedure, which isn’t the case compared with an open surgery,” she says. “Since there are no long incisions, there is less pain, less stress, and less agony. You cannot imagine how doctors feel when they see their patients with smiles on their faces after robotic surgery.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Medical City has highly qualified personnel to perform robotic surgeries, from doctors to nurses. All of them trained with the leading health institutions abroad.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">While the procedure is presently available for urologic, colorectal, and gynecological operations, Katimbang says it can also be utilized for head and neck, trans-oral, thoracic, and vascular surgeries.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Patients no longer need to fear surgeries and their after effects on their bodies with robotic surgery. Robotics surgery provides an alternative to both traditional open and conventional laparoscopic surgery, putting the doctor’s hands at the controls of a state-of-the-art robotic platform. It enables physicians to perform even the most complex and delicate procedures through very small incisions with unmatched precision.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">For more information about The Medical City’s Robotics Program, you may call the Department of Surgery at 9881000 or 9887000 ext. 6288 or visit themedicalcity.com.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Source: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/advertorial/life/09/23/16/the-medical-citys-robotic-surgery-offers-less-invasive-treatments">http://news.abs-cbn.com/advertorial/life/09/23/16/the-medical-citys-robotic-surgery-offers-less-invasive-treatments</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 815708917150208179&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 815708917150208179&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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Health Information Management Services industry earned US$1.9 Billion in 2015

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISvi9IXZQwt1hzyaunHRF-Ha9tfRogwkcxjaHSUmbDNubouvUkag4C8rA9jt_4oRFovYeK8Udm0Oph7MEHAGss-Sw3ccD5wcdcgKzQgdtguJ7IWUtl6_RyE6OLLtWfmgBbHiea1DmO4eH/s1600/HIMS2016.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiISvi9IXZQwt1hzyaunHRF-Ha9tfRogwkcxjaHSUmbDNubouvUkag4C8rA9jt_4oRFovYeK8Udm0Oph7MEHAGss-Sw3ccD5wcdcgKzQgdtguJ7IWUtl6_RyE6OLLtWfmgBbHiea1DmO4eH/s400/HIMS2016.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Healthcare Information Management Association of the Philippines (HIMAP) announced that the healthcare information management service industry in the Philippines generated revenues amounting to US$1.9 Bn and employed 100,000 workers in 2015.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">HIMAP is aiming to employ 210,000 by the year 2022 and attaining US$5 Bn in revenues by the said year according to HIMAP president Beng Coronel. “This is a conservative growth in revenue forecasted at 250 percent from $1.9 billion in 2015 and these figures were shown during last year’s conference,” she said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The healthcare information management services sector has experienced strong growth since 2011 and has enabled the industry to employ more people.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Initially offering medical transcription services, the service providers have expanded their offerings to a more diversified selection such as  medical coding, medical billing, outpatient care services, telemedicine, pharmaceutical and healthcare application support.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">With the industry’s projected growth, more career opportunities will open to healthcare professionals and more will be needed in the future.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">HIMAP is organized the Global Convergence Enabling Inclusive Care and Innovation seminar last Sept. 15, 2016.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The conference tackled stakeholder roles in healthcare and how some trends disrupt the growth and innovation in healthcare industry.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The conference featured presentations and briefings by industry and domain experts; panel discussions with top industry executives from around the region and with respected and influential resource persons.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Department of Information and Communications Technology Secretary Rodolofo Salalima was a keynote speaker.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 2822491287961869506&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 2822491287961869506&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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The Healthcare Information Management Association of the Philippines (HIMAP) announced that the healthcare information management service industry in the Philippines generated revenues amounting to US$1.9 Bn and employed 100,000 workers in 2015. HIM…

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Duterte Health Agenda Unveiled

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmPNc7xTcD5cAs8bTUhbJavQvlbmELIsHzbHkKP8vSmQK1VsBUws8-VhiAkTX64HyKZ108X3nPS_QmouH4rCSWAMTWhdd3iPiKTqGdqiJJcq6w5gyjFu6LtRQd5F2I_Er5LfJUBzoLtKV/s1600/DOH-Duterte.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmPNc7xTcD5cAs8bTUhbJavQvlbmELIsHzbHkKP8vSmQK1VsBUws8-VhiAkTX64HyKZ108X3nPS_QmouH4rCSWAMTWhdd3iPiKTqGdqiJJcq6w5gyjFu6LtRQd5F2I_Er5LfJUBzoLtKV/s400/DOH-Duterte.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The National Health Summit will be conducted on September 15, 2016 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) by the Department of Health (DOH) with the poorest of the Filipinos as its main focus. The goal is Universal Health Care (UHC) said Health Secretary Dr. Paulyn Rosell-Ubial.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Another goal is the availability of low-cost medical care that will free the poor from profit oriented health services. The third goal is that Filipinos who avail of health care get the respect and a sense of being valued. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Health Secretary explained that all of these goals are anchored on the theme “Strengthening Partnerships to Achieve All for Health Towards Health for All.”</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">“And the underlying concept in our slogan or theme is that ‘health is everyone’s concern’ and not just of the health workers or the health sectors… Even the individual should take a stake at his own health or it should also be individual’s responsibility,” Ubial said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Early intervention on the health needs of the very poor must be readily available so as to prevent full blown or very severe cases.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"> “The National Health Summit) aims to present E-Health System tools to strengthen local health governance, secure local and national support for the implementation of the Duterte Health Agenda,” the health secretary shared.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">It is crucial that local partners support the goals of the DOH in the health system since public health care has already been devolved to the local government units.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">”It is devolved to the local government units (LGUs) and we know if we work with them as partners, we can attain so much in terms of advancing our goal of UHC,” she said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The National Health Summit’s expected outcome will be the availability of basic free check-ups to 20 million poor Filipinos after 100 days of the summit. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The basic check-ups include: physical examination, CBC (complete blood count), urinalysis, breast cancer check-up, cervical cancer screening, digital rectal exam for men, and others.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The focus of the program will be the poor that will be identified by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) with its National Household Targetting System for Poverty Reduction (NHTS-PR). These are the poorest sectors of the Philippine population that the government must serve and be reached with its health services.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The cooperation of LGUs will be crucial in bringing quality health services to the poor. This is sincluded in the 10 – Point Economic Agenda of the Duterte administration.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 7884608980099879052&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 7884608980099879052&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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A New Concept in Healthcare: The Internet of Medical Things Part 1

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbvlsiut02yUxW6shyphenhyphenXIgWEMRCwGit41OJOPsVQqKcf51NVT_THkNka2Nt1LrW1vUOEP_iUOjbxs0ecsu-Yb4jWveW_eXz38gSz_0VNDS4SYzj07uGLqnsPDMl50HLJjL98lS28ivUHIj/s1600/IoMT+pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="253" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbvlsiut02yUxW6shyphenhyphenXIgWEMRCwGit41OJOPsVQqKcf51NVT_THkNka2Nt1LrW1vUOEP_iUOjbxs0ecsu-Yb4jWveW_eXz38gSz_0VNDS4SYzj07uGLqnsPDMl50HLJjL98lS28ivUHIj/s400/IoMT+pic.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Manufacturers are eager to lay the bricks and help pave the road to better, more personalized healthcare through integration of connected devices in the new Internet of Medical Things.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Compared to other industries, healthcare has been "inherently conservative and slow" to embrace innovations such as the cloud and the Internet of Things -- but that's changing. Innovative tech products and services are making it harder for healthcare providers to ignore the potential benefits of connected medical devices and the IoMT, according to Ian Shakil, CEO of Augmendix. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"We're seeing this firsthand, as major healthcare systems -- including Sutter Health, Dignity Health, CHI and TriHealth -- scale Augmedix's service across their organizations with a mission to rehumanize the doctor-patient relationship," he said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Little Gadgets and Big Data</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">People aged 65 and older made up about 14.7 percent of the United States population in 2014, and that figure could reach 20 percent, according to Administration on Aging projections.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Although the over-65 population will continue to drive up healthcare costs, new support for aging in place and efforts to shorten hospital stays could alleviate that strain. However, that's dependent on device manufacturers and software developers getting the customer experience right for both patients and providers, suggested Virtual Health CEO Adam Sabloff.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The valuable data rendered from connected medical devices, "such as wearables that monitor blood pressure and other vitals, is relatively useless if never presented to a patient's care team in an easy to read, actionable manner," he disclosed. "This is where innovative end-to-end solutions come into play."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Virtual Health maintains a cloud-based platform that aggregates and integrates data from a range of sources and formats to give care teams "a 360-degree view of the patient." That allows physicians to "intervene and provide proactive care before a condition manifests or worsens," said Sabloff.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"Patients will truly benefit from the IoMT only when end-to-end solutions are fully leveraged to help clinicians access and act on valuable data provided by wearables and other remote monitoring tools," he added.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Encouraging Adoption</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Mobility and data management are key to the IoMT's success, according to Keith Cooper, CEO of Constant Therapy.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"When medical care or therapy is untethered from a face-to-face office visit, patients can receive more and consistent care on any day in any place," he told TechNewsWorld.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Constant Therapy's tools for brain rehab offer users five times more speech and cognitive therapy than conventional approaches, the company's internal studies concluded.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">As for data and analytics, the company's digitization of cognitive therapy delivery has made information about a patient's strengths and deficits "instantly available and clearly understandable."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Deeper insights and data tracking can lift the veil on understanding, Cooper said. Complementing that are interoperability and a compelling customer experience.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Interoperability to a large degree entails building in system support for all major mobile devices, and building products that are fresh and engaging, said Michelle de Haaff, vice president of marketing and customer success at Glooko.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"Freshness includes features that enable patients to share and get new insights from their data, get remote support from a care team, and even incentives that can keep them coming back for more," de Haaff told TechNewsWorld.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Culture Change</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">To drive adoption of IoMT systems and to achieve more end-to-end solutions, hospital administrators, vendors and manufacturers must cooperate to lead healthcare through a culture change, said Joel Cook, senior healthcare solutions manager at Stanley Healthcare.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Remote consultations, social sensors, gadgets that offer guidance on health and wellness, analytics-driven regimens and other IoMT innovations are driving a cultural transformation that could move modern medicine into its next era.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"The keys to success are a clearly defined use case," Cook told TechNewsWorld, "and goals that are agreed upon by all the stakeholders.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Source: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/83654.html</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 1247631232199291181&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 1247631232199291181&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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Why Scientists reconstructed an ancient plague

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0D4cXdTu-plZiZ2JvVitjn2fOt2N1LiplnjVZYsK4P4vPTOlKLj9hWjEeJCjwZtUCSPFEjIpnoWjXH1X7iNZYZsip4O1PlaHP2RgbQ6M0lU6TxRJ1EeCxP1FUBm4q6btFKkxX7UgRudc3/s1600/black-death-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0D4cXdTu-plZiZ2JvVitjn2fOt2N1LiplnjVZYsK4P4vPTOlKLj9hWjEeJCjwZtUCSPFEjIpnoWjXH1X7iNZYZsip4O1PlaHP2RgbQ6M0lU6TxRJ1EeCxP1FUBm4q6btFKkxX7UgRudc3/s400/black-death-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Scientists have just reconstructed the genome of an ancient plague, which may shed new light on how certain diseases can either mysteriously disappear or continue to evolve and spread.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">About 1,500 years ago, frequent outbreaks of the world's first known plague, caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, killed more than 25 million people and sickened many others in the Mediterranean basin with "flu-like" symptoms. The pandemic, which was called the Justinian Plague after the sixth-century Byzantine emperor Justinian I, lasted to the mid-eighth century.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Now, researchers in Germany have sequenced the genome of the Y. pestis strain that they believe caused the Justinian Plague but hasn't been seen since, according to a new study published in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Variations of Y. pestis are thought to have caused at least three known plague pandemics. The Justinian plague was the first, and the Black Death, a pandemic that emerged in the Middle Ages and killed up to half of the European population, was the second. The third plague pandemic began in late 19th-century China, giving rise to many of the subsequent plagues that exist today.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The newly sequenced genome reveals that the Y. pestis strain linked to the Justinian Plague indeed differs from the strain linked to the Black Death. (A genome of the Y. pestis strain behind the Black Death was published in a separate study in 2011.).</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Therefore, "this study provides a better understanding of the history and the biology of the disease," said Michal Feldman, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute and the University of Tubingen in Germany, who served as first author of the study.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"We still do not know why the Justinian plague suddenly vanished," Feldman said. "The bacterium causing the Black Death and the Justinianic one is the same bacterium, Y. pestis, and this was already reported on in previous studies. However, the strains of the bacteria -- you can also call them variations if you like -- causing the two pandemics were different, and the Justinianic strain is extinct today."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Therefore, "this study provides a better understanding of the history and the biology of the disease," said Michal Feldman, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute and the University of Tubingen in Germany, who served as first author of the study.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"We still do not know why the Justinian plague suddenly vanished," Feldman said. "The bacterium causing the Black Death and the Justinianic one is the same bacterium, Y. pestis, and this was already reported on in previous studies. However, the strains of the bacteria -- you can also call them variations if you like -- causing the two pandemics were different, and the Justinianic strain is extinct today."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The researchers examined the skeletons of two Justinian plague victims. The remains were unearthed in 1966 among several hundred other skeletons in a large medieval cemetery in rural southern Germany.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"A communal burial indicates simultaneous death, or death close in time of those interred, and could therefore also indicate that an epidemic occurred," said Andreas Rott, a researcher at the State Collection of Anthropology and Palaeoanatomy in Munich, Germany, and a co-author of the study.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The teeth of the plague victims, a man and a woman, were analyzed and used to extract DNA samples. The researchers separated the human DNA from bacterial DNA in order to sequence the Y. pestis genome.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">After analyzing the reconstructed genome, the researchers found clues that this ancient strain of Y. pestis might have had Chinese origins, which was also found in a 2014 study from a separate research team.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Additionally, the new findings provide evidence that the Justinian plague hit rural Germany. "But more data is needed to determine the rate in which the disease had spread," Feldman said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"How the pathogen reached southern Germany is at present unknown. Possibly, it traveled across the Alps from the Mediterranean or from France and western Germany. It could have also traveled up the Danube [River] from the east," Feldman said. "The exact trade routes that the disease traveled in are a subject of debate among scholars. It was transmitted either by people or by rats that were 'traveling' with cargo.".</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Between 1,000 and 2,000 plague cases caused by Y. pestis are reported to the World Health Organization each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The three most endemic countries are Madagascar, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Peru.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">In the United States, 15 people were infected with the bubonic plague last year, and about four of them died.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Antibiotics and antimicrobials are often used to treat the plague. However, with further research, many scientists think that the genomes of ancient pathogens could lead to improved treatments to eliminate plague-related deaths.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"I think it's interesting and always good to have more ancient genomes," said Hendrik Poinar, a molecular evolutionary geneticist and biological anthropologist at McMaster University in Canada, who was not involved in the new study.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">More genomes could allow scientists to better detect any small changes in the evolution of a pathogen that may affect how quickly it can spread and cause disease, Poinar said. "Those sorts of things are critical for understanding eradication in currently plague-hit areas, such as Madagascar."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Source: <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/30/health/ancient-plague-genome/index.html">http://edition.cnn.com/2016/08/30/health/ancient-plague-genome/index.html</a></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 4153299594762604421&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 4153299594762604421&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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Hospitals of the future: Robots and super technology

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFmmI-1WlQem9DmSJZ8Z1eNzTGDC1IoYe9iTL9iDIqn9p3uWBcSazIrYN2qmarWHmq_JeAnu5TcnfVgbpjRligBIS2Z6li6nhbSmq3ij4emKdbmjnXor9oX0MPFQzZgbSFXATDC2bmsLQ/s1600/Da+Vinci+Operating+Room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFmmI-1WlQem9DmSJZ8Z1eNzTGDC1IoYe9iTL9iDIqn9p3uWBcSazIrYN2qmarWHmq_JeAnu5TcnfVgbpjRligBIS2Z6li6nhbSmq3ij4emKdbmjnXor9oX0MPFQzZgbSFXATDC2bmsLQ/s400/Da+Vinci+Operating+Room.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The hospital of the future, "a medical dream come true": That was how a reporter described the California Kaiser Permanente Hospital when it opened in 1953.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">It was fitted with a pneumatic tube system to post patient documents to doctors, "baby drawers" to send babies from the nurses' area to the mother's room, and waiting rooms for stressed fathers outside maternity units which were kitted out with extra large ashtrays.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">At the time it was considered revolutionary, and drew interest from around the world.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">But within a decade, a lot of the technology was already outdated.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">That is the challenge facing Christchurch as close to $1 billion is set to be spent rebuilding and redeveloping our hospitals.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Do it right, and we have an opportunity to lead the world and take advantage of amazing technology being developed.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Do it wrong, and we could spend millions on things that will quickly be outdated and a burden to maintain.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">It was almost impossible to estimate what the hospitals of the future could look like, Canterbury University School of Health Sciences professor Ray Kirk said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Development of different treatments, as well as the ageing population, could mean the conditions people needed medical care for were very different in the future.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">He was excited about the potential to develop things like robot-assisted surgery, with da Vinci surgical robots already in use in Christchurch.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Even simple things like paperwork could change, he said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"Christchurch has accelerated progress in the digital health revolution, because after the earthquakes, paper records in some buildings were too dangerous to access or got wet. So Canterbury needed to go down that pathway perhaps more quickly than they might have otherwise," he said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Technology could also move people away from the hospital, allowing people both to diagnose more health problems at home, and spend less time having to be monitored in hospital after treatment, he said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Teams from across the world are currently competing to create a hand-held, non-invasive device which can diagnose anything from whooping cough to HIV, after $10 million in prize money was offered by the X Prize Foundation for the best design.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Combined with video conferencing technology many hospitals are already using, that could mean people could have tests run, diagnose the problem and consult a doctor about it without leaving their home.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"People usually prefer not to be in hospital, they prefer to be with their families. And that's also good for rural New Zealanders," he said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">So how do we plan for these changes in our hospitals?</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Although a major part of the CDHB Design Lab's purpose is looking ahead, there is only so much stargazing they will do.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Business development manager Richard Hamilton openly admits he has no idea what the hospitals of the future will look like.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">But the one thing that will not change, no matter how much technology does, is people.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">You could be forgiven for assuming all hospitals were designed for patients, but traditionally that was not the case, he said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Take the design of a ward.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">If you left hospital design up to architects, the space was likely to flow beautifully but simple issues, like nurses not being able to see a bed from the corridor, could cause huge problems.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Leave it up to nurses, and patients would be grouped together in wards, which made it easy to treat them but meant they sacrificed patient privacy and their own space.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Even consulting patient's families wasn't the answer - many hospitals had switched to single bedroom models as it was what families wanted, forgetting that outside visiting hours the patient could be left feeling lonely and isolated.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">To find a solution, the Design Lab team went right back to basics, Mr Hamilton said - they built a "playpen".</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Using foam, cardboard and PVC pipes, they built life-sized scale models of the new wards they imagined in a 3000 sq m warehouse in Middleton, then brought in literally thousands of staff members and former patients to test and discuss them.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"We had a design challenge: How do you reinvent the Florence Nightingale-style barracks environment," he said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">And when everything was tightly constrained by budgets, being open with your ideas wasn't easy, CDHB director of nursing Heather Gray said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"Should you go for what you want and risk people's disappointment?"</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The design for wards they have come up with includes four beds - five would be too many to keep the nurses' line of sight across all of them. Each room is set up at an angle, so the patient can have privacy if they lie back in bed, or talk with their neighbour if they sit up. Glass doors and curtains can be shut for extra privacy, and every bed faces a large window.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The large headboard they have designed, which they are currently in the process of patenting, incorporates two touch screens and has space to hide all kinds of medical equipment, with modular parts that can be swapped out if technology develops. The large hood over it is sound-deadening.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">And even the walls are built to adapt. The ceilings in the wards have been designed high enough that it could be adapted as an operating theatre in the future, space left in the floors to run cables, and the positioning of columns carefully thought out.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Ministry of Health critical projects delivery director Michael Hundleby said the buildings were designed to last up to 50 years. Even in the years between designing the new buildings and being able to open them, he believed some of the technology used would become outdated.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">But that was not necessarily a bad thing, he said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"It is very difficult to predict where technology will go in that time, so what we have focused on is building hospitals more modular and generic, so a surgical ward can become a medical ward," he said.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Source: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11703267&ref=rss</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 4378648878493151769&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 4378648878493151769&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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Not going to the hospital is better? Telehealth in Australia

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOoLcOxkgl2XqvuSo4NWfoVpW0B8dv4IK6t8vGxJxw-aZua4oeNnVEsOvvu7EoO-XUjTxXFT2cpSkruQBjc17PH2lrwXsDUf5w6dR4Ade3bBSxel0jkb9LxzqNSm_eRu6TR-qhhq6Kd4V/s1600/Home+monitoring+chronic+disease_2806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJOoLcOxkgl2XqvuSo4NWfoVpW0B8dv4IK6t8vGxJxw-aZua4oeNnVEsOvvu7EoO-XUjTxXFT2cpSkruQBjc17PH2lrwXsDUf5w6dR4Ade3bBSxel0jkb9LxzqNSm_eRu6TR-qhhq6Kd4V/s400/Home+monitoring+chronic+disease_2806.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) says telehealth technology could save Australia AU$3 billion a year in medical costs, and reduce the frequency and length of hospital visits.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The health industry has been talking up the potential benefits of telehealth for some years now, and if it means not having to sit in a crowded waiting room getting coughed on by a stranger, we're on board.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">But new CSIRO research points to another major benefit of telehealth: It will save us AU$3 billion a year in medical costs.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">It's a simple enough concept. Patients with multiple chronic conditions, especially elderly Australians who might be juggling cardiovascular problems alongside diabetes or chronic lung disease, need regular check ups. But they often just need monitoring, rather than intensive one-on-one time in a doctor's surgery. And considering that aged patients with multiple conditions account for 70 percent of expenditure in Australia's health system, the potential savings are huge.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The solution? Get a device into the patient's home to monitor vital signs, such as heart rate, blood pressure, temperature, weight and blood sugar, and have a health professional working remotely to provide feedback on the patient's condition.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Trialling this kind of system over 12 months, CSIRO found telehealth could save Australia significant time and resources. </span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"In addition to a 24 percent savings of Medical Benefits Scheme expenditure over one year, the trial also showed a substantial 36 percent decrease in hospital admission and most importantly a 42 percent reduction in length of stay if admitted to hospital during the 12 month trial," said CSIRO lead researcher Dr Rajiv Jayasena.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">"This is a huge saving when you consider the cost of a hospital bed per day is estimated to be about $2051 in Australia."</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Source: http://www.cnet.com/au/news/not-going-to-the-doctor-could-actually-be-better-for-us-csiro-telehealth-3-billion/</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 1908351603170273674&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID= 1908351603170273674&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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The Healthcare Information Management Services Conference 2016

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZDKEB5VwKMHRquZHPcKxnV6zrhpqdBQge410_a36UNlMmQIYeJzCbhtIyNXy_gmJjBRN3cxXVFp9x6OuXcINX2wLNoQjRcKTdRwgvvU9mB8FhORycTv-8eGwJPOHqotOHjMaMmazGn8t/s1600/HIMS2016.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZDKEB5VwKMHRquZHPcKxnV6zrhpqdBQge410_a36UNlMmQIYeJzCbhtIyNXy_gmJjBRN3cxXVFp9x6OuXcINX2wLNoQjRcKTdRwgvvU9mB8FhORycTv-8eGwJPOHqotOHjMaMmazGn8t/s400/HIMS2016.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The Healthcare Information Management  Association of the Philippines (HIMAP) presents: “The Healthcare Information Management Services Conference 2016” at Makati Shangri-La Philippines on September 15, 2016.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The HIMS Conference 2016 with the theme: “Global Convergence enabling inclusive care and innovation” will feature top health advisors as well as international experts that will talk about</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">the trends in healthcare system, healthcare solutions and the convergence of global market and local services and serves as a venue for industry players, training institutions, vendors, other stakeholders, and the larger business community to identify key factors and programs that will contribute to positioning the Philippines as the leading destination for quality healthcare information management services.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">This conference is part of HIMAP’s mission to promote, market and represent the Philippine healthcare information management services in the global market. Likewise, HIMAP develops,</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">adopts, and nurtures best practices in people, process, and technology related to healthcare information management services. The ever evolving field of Healthcare Information Management Services (HIMS) which consists of the processing, maintenance and care of healthcare data, for utilization in hospitals, doctors’ offices, clinics, insurance companies, and organizations that provide health-related services, has demonstrated the highest sectorial growth rate in the Philippine Information Technology and Business Process Management (IT-BPM)</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">The conference features BPM experts, healthcare professionals and experts in discussing how global convergence enables inclusive care and innovation in the healthcare information management industry.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Hear it straight from the stakeholders and industry players as they share reactions and positions on the global and local trends as they relate to aspirations of inclusivity and innovation.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Learn more about competitive success factors that HIMS business process management companies need to excel and stay ahead!</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Various technology trends in the healthcare outsourcing space (digitalization, internet of things, artificial intelligence, cyber security, workforce management tools, robotics automation, etc.) will undoubtedly create a world of seamless collaboration in information gathering, collation, analytics and dissemination. How should companies leverage on these technology trends to adjust business models that create higher rate of return?</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Register now at www.himap.ph/hims or email hims@himap.ph. </span><br /> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">For conference sponsorship packages and other inquiries, you may also reach us through hims@himap.ph and mobile numbers 09999673308 (Smart), for Sun 09427401472 (Sun) and 09176880144 (Globe).</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID=%20459458382093151052&target=facebook" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9Bov-5jxblscorzGCopVL5Xz68i6dvP9jIudFNjEHqR8MMdmVfysddhDjGUhuvlerb67aHnfQDJEUeUQZ5kjo_Wx4ig1t1Up2WOpNkMj-NaNLwPtxqdA3ez_SOd-1IwiRZWwI2BCbpA/s1600/sharefb185.png" /></a> <a href="http://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=5544835517721897626&postID=%20459458382093151052&target=twitter" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMggqAn9B6n_ue3iBOqDQgfJmfpRxWvLyKJRt7IFP17wasPqRAsizTNNHpZHUKMuDMZm5A4duwa4m0IFs-cBh79J03YQVVToXxjf2LZ6qNn4CyLwa8Wy-c4jj2UC8QFH081Ja_q0iaXdM/s1600/sharetw185.png" /></a></div>

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