Comments on: News 11/30/07 http://histalk2.com/2007/11/29/news-113007/ Healthcare IT News and Opinion Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:28:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: PTSD http://histalk2.com/2007/11/29/news-113007/comment-page-1/#comment-531 PTSD Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:40:18 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2007/11/29/news-113007/#comment-531 Re: Int’l. Assoc. of Dental and Medical Disciplines Sounds like they are interested in including all Healthcare disciplines as long as they are an MD or DDS, and not a Pharmacist, RN, LPN, OT, ST, PT, RD, Chiropractor, or even DO... I could go on, but it sounds like the Int. Ass. of MD's and DDS's. and not of many other, some not mentioned here, disciplines who are concerned about patient well-being. Re: Int’l. Assoc. of Dental and Medical Disciplines
Sounds like they are interested in including all Healthcare disciplines as long as they are an MD or DDS, and not a Pharmacist, RN, LPN, OT, ST, PT, RD, Chiropractor, or even DO… I could go on, but it sounds like the Int. Ass. of MD’s and DDS’s. and not of many other, some not mentioned here, disciplines who are concerned about patient well-being.

]]> By: John Norris http://histalk2.com/2007/11/29/news-113007/comment-page-1/#comment-472 John Norris Sun, 02 Dec 2007 05:07:58 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2007/11/29/news-113007/#comment-472 Not sure what size of impact we are looking for, but it is making a difference in some people's lives at this moment. But I agree with folks that say Healthcare in Second Life is more of an exploratory nature at this point. I cover a bit of this on my site. Links to some good overviews at: http://john-norris.net/2007/11/21/second-life-healthcare-getting-up-to-speed-fast Not sure what size of impact we are looking for, but it is making a difference in some people’s lives at this moment.

But I agree with folks that say Healthcare in Second Life is more of an exploratory nature at this point.

I cover a bit of this on my site. Links to some good overviews at: http://john-norris.net/2007/11/21/second-life-healthcare-getting-up-to-speed-fast

]]> By: Archimedes http://histalk2.com/2007/11/29/news-113007/comment-page-1/#comment-465 Archimedes Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:37:39 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2007/11/29/news-113007/#comment-465 I was talking to a CMIO of a large academic institution who insisted that passing de-identified patient context (a specific disease in this instance) for patients with rare illnesses should be considered a privacy violation under HIPAA. Is this true? So, for example, if I ask a collegue a question about a rare illness and they know there is only one patient with that illness in the county, have I violated HIPAA? I was talking to a CMIO of a large academic institution who insisted that passing de-identified patient context (a specific disease in this instance) for patients with rare illnesses should be considered a privacy violation under HIPAA. Is this true? So, for example, if I ask a collegue a question about a rare illness and they know there is only one patient with that illness in the county, have I violated HIPAA?

]]> By: Lazlo Hollyfeld http://histalk2.com/2007/11/29/news-113007/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Lazlo Hollyfeld Fri, 30 Nov 2007 02:43:22 +0000 http://histalk2.com/2007/11/29/news-113007/#comment-464 There are already some applications where the Internet has gotten some real traction in healthcare and some things that are likely to stick out of the 'Health 2..0" trend; however, the chances of SecondLife having any kind of meaningful impact on healthcare are slim and none. Amusing yes, impactful no. There are already some applications where the Internet has gotten some real traction in healthcare and some things that are likely to stick out of the ‘Health 2..0″ trend; however, the chances of SecondLife having any kind of meaningful impact on healthcare are slim and none. Amusing yes, impactful no.

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