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Developing technologies to protect security and privacy of electronic health information

Information sharing requires that partners establish broad electronic trust among the caretakers of critical information and those who need and are authorized to use that information.

Technology / Other

created 6 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New 'electronic skin' patches monitor health wirelessly

Like the colorful temporary tattoos that children stick to their arms for fun, people may one day put thin "electronic skin" patches onto their arms to wirelessly diagnose health problems or deliver treatments. A scientis ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NIST releases technical guidance for evaluating electronic health records

An important aspect of any product is how easily someone can use it for its intended purpose, also known as usability. Electronic health records (EHR) that are usable have the potential to improve patient care, which is why ...

Technology / Software

created Mar 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New measuring techniques can improve efficiency, safety of nanoparticles

Using high-precision microscopy and X-ray scattering techniques, University of Oregon researchers have gained eye-opening insights into the process of applying green chemistry to nanotechnology that results in high yields, ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Nano discs pose potential health risk

(PhysOrg.com) -- A revolutionary material that is used in computer technology could pose health risks to those involved in its manufacture.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

First US chief technology officer stepping down

Aneesh Chopra, who was tasked with bringing a dose of Silicon Valley to the US government as the first chief technology officer, is stepping down.

Technology / Other

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fitness products galore at gadget show

If your New Year's resolution was to get more exercise and you're slipping already how about a digital personal trainer?

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Electronic health records save money but pose privacy risks, says law professor

Electronic health records can potentially save billions of dollars in health care costs and increase patient safety, but have considerable risks to individual privacy in the United States, more so than the European Union, ...

Technology / Other

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

IBM putting Watson to work in health insurance

Enough with the fun and games. Watson is going to work. IBM's supercomputer system, best known for trouncing the world's best "Jeopardy!" players on TV, is being tapped by one of the nation's largest health ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Sep 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 13

Most Canadians can be uniquely identified from their date of birth and postal code

There are increasing pressures for health care providers to make individual-level data readily available for research and policy making. But Canadians are more likely to allow the sharing of their personal data if they believe ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Ultrawideband' could be future of medical monitoring

New research by electrical engineers at Oregon State University has confirmed that an electronic technology called "ultrawideband" could hold part of the solution to an ambitious goal in the future of medicine ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Don't stop anonymizing data

Canadian privacy experts have issued a new report today that strongly backs the practice of de-identification as a key element in the protection of personal information. The joint paper from Ontario's Information and Pri ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Irradiation underused to fight E. coli in foods

(AP) -- Zapping salad fixings with just a bit of radiation can kill dangerous E. coli and other bacteria - and food safety experts say Europe's massive outbreak shows wary consumers should give the long-approved ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

'Jeopardy!'-winning computer delving into medicine

Some guy in his pajamas, home sick with bronchitis and complaining online about it, could soon be contributing to a digital collection of medical information designed to help speed diagnoses and treatments.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created May 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Medical apps ease burden on hospitals

When Dr. Jose Soler got a late-night call about a critically ill patient, he grabbed his iPad and checked the results of the electrocardiogram test that just had been administered. Thanks to an app that zooms within half ...

Technology / Software

created May 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0