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Morning Headlines 7/22/15
Break the Red Tape: Electronic Health Records Town Hall (video)
AMA of Georgia holds a town hall-style meeting hosted by Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) and AMA President Steven Stack, MD to discuss ongoing usability issues with EHRs and looming MU3 regulations.
UVA, MITRE partner to improve health data analysis
University of Virginia Health System and The MITRE Corporation have partnered to develop advanced warning systems to help identify early changes to hemorrhages or lung failure.
Thomas Verbeck: Sharing medical data saves lives
Thomas Verbeck, a retired US Air Force brigadier general and CIO, calls for a to halt the DoD EHR procurement until a congressional review can be conducted to evaluate the problems that a non-integrated system will cause for soldiers, veterans, and care providers across the DoD, VA, and civilian health systems.
Virtual Reality Now Being Used To Treat Bipolar Disorder
In England, Oculus Rift Virtual Reality headsets are being piloted by the NHS to help patients with mental health disorders learn to cope with environmental stressors. Using VR, researchers are immersing patients in everyday scenarios, such as riding the subway or the bus, in hopes of triggering controlled emotional responses that can then be analyzed.
Was sad to see Steve facilitate (and heavily coach and coax) a gripe session by doctors who were frustrated with their “eclectronical” medical records. Also the doc who was sick and tired of asking about smoking “sensation”.
Pretty lame session overall and a pretty big stretch to use these examples to characterize an industry.
He hurts his own reputation by doing this. Can’t seriously respect him after watching this.