By Peter Marks MD PhD & Daniel Jernigan MD MPH – Monitoring vaccine safety is an important responsibility shared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. And there’s no part of America’s vaccine safety system more talked about than the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS).
Whether you’re shopping for a healthcare professional, a student, or simply curious about the field, each book in this week’s Friday Five is sure to illuminate and enrich your knowledge. Additionally, each of the authors was also a guest on one of our radio or podcast shows.
The American Medical Association released new principles for augmented intelligence (AI) development, deployment, and use—a critical step toward fostering a consistent governance structure for advancements in health care technology.
By Emily Smith on diabetes awareness. – It was during a Step-out walk for the American Diabetes Association that my physical education teacher shed light on the symptoms of type 1 diabetes (T1D), and as he spoke, I couldn’t help but recognize that I had been experiencing those very symptoms for months.
Next week is National Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) and our Friday Five provides information about this year’s flu season, tracks the parts of the U.S. where activity is high, and offers some tips and resources for how to prevent and treat the illness.
By Colin Banas MD – When every patient requires medication reconciliation at hospital admission and discharge, and it’s been a quality measure of The Joint Commission for nearly 20 years, why is the medication history in your electronic health record (EHR) still full of so many holes? And why is med rec still a “med wreck?”
By Céline Gounder – Rahima Banu, a toddler in rural Bangladesh, was the last person in the world known to contract variola major, the deadly form of smallpox, through natural infection. In October 1975, after World Health Organization epidemiologists learned of her infection, health workers vaccinated those around her, putting an end to variola major transmission around the world.
Health IT product news from MDaudit, Inovalon, Lightbeam Health, Fairtility, Cedar, Amazon Clinic, DocVilla, Caregility, eClinicalWorks, Cyera, MedCerts, John Muir Health, Aiberry, Press Ganey and more.
From all of us at Answers Media Network we wish you a safe and happy holiday. Thanksgiving is National Family Health History Day. Over the holiday the CDC encourages Americans to talk about, and to write down, the health problems that seem to run in their family.
The AMA and four other leading health care organizations announced the Common Health Coalition: Together for Public Health. The Common Health Coalition is focused on translating the hard-won lessons and successes of the COVID-19 pandemic response into actionable strategies that will strengthen the partnership between our health care and public health systems.
What makes marketing in the health IT space unique? Who are the movers and shakers? What’s working, what’s trending? Where can you learn more? News from Amendola Communications, Brafton, KNB Communications, Clarity Quest, Swaay.Health, anthony Barnum, Matter Communications, FINN Partners, Aria Marketing, & more.
By Devin Partida – Employee wellness programs have been around for years. They help staff effectively deal with many workplace challenges, and supply them with the necessary tools to prioritize their physical and mental health. That said, the plans have become even better with the addition of technology. Learn five ways tech can enhance employee wellness programs.