News tagged with medical informatics

Mathematical innovation turns blood draw into information gold mine

Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a software algorithm that could enable a common laboratory device to virtually separate a whole-blood sample into its different cell types and detect medically ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 07, 2010 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

Is your hemoglobin 'trending'?

Anemia, a common blood disorder characterized by low hemoglobin levels, has long been associated with those suffering from colorectal cancer. But researchers at Tel Aviv University have discovered that, more than a symptom ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Aug 03, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Privacy risks from geographic information

In today's world more geographic information is being collected about us, such as where we live, where the clinic we visited is located, and where we work. Web sites are also collecting more geographic information about their ...

Technology / Other

created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Giving doctors the complete picture

During the course of a hospitalization, patients are seen by a variety of specialists in addition to the physician who has primary responsibility for their care. However, faulty communication, inappropriate timing, inadequate ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Can pen and paper help make electronic medical records better?

The results of a new study of the pen and paper workarounds employed by healthcare providers who use an electronic medical record system may help make electronic medical records even more useful to health-care providers and ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Novel K-anonimity algorithm safeguards access to data

As electronic health records become more widely deployed, increasing amounts of health information are being collected. This data has many beneficial applications, such as research, public health, and health system planning. ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Improving health care in the Internet age

Faster and more widely available internet access has improved our lives in many ways but healthcare is lagging behind, according to researchers writing in the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics.

Technology / Other

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0