University hospitals wins multiple national IT awards for electronic patient data bank
...n and again because all of that information is now accessible to physicians with a click of a mouse, says Edward Marx, chief information officer for University Hospitals. Additionally, the information is available system-wide so that a physician at one UH facility can assess the information for a patient admitt...New book guides boomers through retirement maze
...t legal prose, which is rarely fun to read, as its accessible to the layperson with no legal background. Hegland believes that family members, especially children of baby boomers, also have a responsibility to initiate conversations about sensitive issues relating to health, finances and legal affairs. Someti...ACP supports improved access to information on relative strengths and weaknesses
...e comparative effectiveness findings developed are accessible in a comprehensive form to all stake holders. Dr. Dale also pointed out that: The entity that currently best matches this list of characteristics is the Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality. Through its Effective Health Initiative, t......tructuring of database information to make it more accessible over the Internet -- are a major part of the system, which is also incorporating efforts by ISIs Robert Neches and Tatiana Kichkaylo. RAW grows directly out of work by CREATE director Detlof von Winterfeldt, a professor in the Viterbi School depart...Doctors have key role in preventing and detecting child neglect and abuse
... risk of abuse such as supportive grandparents or accessible mental health care. Usually medical responses to child maltreatment occur after the event; but the Seminar advocates prevention where possible. Strong doctor-family relationships, parental education about disorders their children may have, screenin...Elsevier partners with European Federation of Organizations for Medical Physics
... will be printed at a faster pace and will also be accessible electronically together with other Elsevier journa... for e-mail alerts; and more. The Journal will be accessible through Elsevier's online database, ScienceDirect, the world's largest electronic collection of scie...Developments in tissue engineering offer new sources for stem cell treatments
... study suggests that fatty tissue may be an easily accessible source of stem cells that could be differentiated into urothelium, smooth muscle and other support tissue. This abstract will be presented during Podium Session 13 on Sunday, May 20 starting at 1:00 p.m. A NOVEL CELL SOURCE FOR UROLOGIC TISSUE...MIT reports key pathway in synaptic plasticity
...st in her lab, use the rodent visual pathway as an accessible model for studying how the signaling properties of synapses change during development and how those changes relate to structural changes in the brain and developmental milestones in behavior. Specifically, they focus on a major developmental event-...$2.6M grant awarded to New York University College of Nursing
... project will translate and disseminate the highly accessible Try This tool box of geriatric assessment tools, created by The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, into 30 web-based, no-cost demonstration videos and articles for faculty, students and graduates. The tool box provides knowledge of best pract...Elsevier announces launch of Brain Stimulation
...clinical trial listings. The journal will also be accessible through Elsevier's institutional subscription service, ScienceDirect. Contributors will be able to submit manuscripts electronically via the Elsevier Editorial System, streamlining the peer review and editorial process. The editors have issued a c...Assessment model based on medical history gauges lung cancer risk
...assessment model, in hopes of soon making the tool accessible to clinicians....Resistant HIV quickly hides in infants' cells
...nfection. "There is also a need for new and widely accessible methods for detecting HIV infection in infants, whether resistant or not," he pointed out, "since transplacental transfer of maternal antibodies precludes the use of antibody detection methods." Affordable techniques also are necessary to reliably d...RAND study finds school playgrounds can help fight childhood obesity
...y 57 percent of schools were both unlocked and had accessible facilities for weekend physical activities such as... surfaces. The percent of unlocked schools with accessible amenities varied across the communities in this way: New Orleans 23 percent (before Hurricane...Consumer nail gun injuries spike
...elatively flat; however, the tools are now readily accessible to consumers, extending what has been largely an occupational hazard to the general public." For her analysis, Lipscomb used data collected from emergency departments across the country by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the CDC's N...Rush researchers participate in worldwide AIDS initiative led by Imperial College London
... worlds, many of the diagnostic tools are just not accessible there due to the high cost and complexity of use. This initiative will help develop new, simple, rapid, robust and affordable tools and help remove one important barrier to the effective implementation of AIDS care in these countries," said professor...Navigating legal minefields of drug industry addressed at UH talk
...mportance to UH pharmacy students in a way that is accessible to general audiences. Past topics have included the relationship between traditional and modern medicine, the difficulty of staying current on the risks and benefits of new drugs, the use of stem cells in regenerative medicine and the practice of us...Most first-time offenders for driving while intoxicated need help for more than just alcohol
...nt to which follow-up care is available and easily accessible to meet their needs," she said. "Also, moving these programs into the prevention arena, to reduce rates of DUI prior to citation and conviction, is an urgent public health priority. This is not a simple problem, and one-size-fits-all treatments are...Key science Web sites buried in information avalanche
... intended by the user and so makes some sites more accessible than others. Search engines such as Google play an increasingly important gate-keeping role that will influence the information that is found. They can shape "winners and losers" by means that are not always apparent and moreover do so in a manner w...Research has shed light on the computer frustrations that plague older adults
...light the importance of making computer technology accessible and usable for older adults. For instance, older adults are using email increasingly to keep up their social contact with others and are using the Internet to look up health information. An innovative research study was conducted at the University ...... recovering stroke patient available in an easily accessible format."...