HHS web site update reveals another new breach

In its most recent update, HHS added seven reports to its site. Interestingly, we already knew something about six of the incidents via notices on the entities’ web sites or media coverage, which I attribute to HITECH’s new requirements.  Entities realize that they have to disclose and are getting the information out more promptly and [...]
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Rising Rate of Esophageal Cancer in the U.K.; Relationship to Obesity

I came across an interesting news items about the rising rate of esophageal cancer in the U.K. This initially surprised me because I assumed that smoking/drinking were declining in the U.K. These behaviors have a causal relationship to squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus, but read on (see: Oesophageal Cancer Rates In Men Up 50 Per Cent In A Generation, UK), Below is an excerpt from the article:

On a hunch and to pursue this topic further, I googled the key words esophageal cancer and obesity. Here's an article on the topic with an excerpt below (see: Esophageal Cancer and the Effects of Obesity):

So piecing all of this together: obesity > GERD > Barrett's esophagus > adenocarcinoma of the esophagus. However, there is still the need to explain why the incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus is not rapidly rising in the U,K. among women. It's possible that, overall, they do not suffer from the same rate of obesity as men or that, for some reason, they do not have the same incidence of GERD in the face of their obesity. I have blogged before about how various diseases as linked to "lifestyle" issues (see: Seeking the Correct Definition for a "Lifestyle Disease"; Can We Reduce the Number of Preventable Deaths Occurring Yearly in the U.S.?). It looks like we can place adenocarcinoma of the esophagus in this same column.

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GHD most careless aad indifferent

GHD most careless aad indifferent
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Nicholas GHD Straighteners himself

Nicholas GHD Straighteners himself
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m. call from one the tables

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The great race of the day had just been run

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Nicholas's hand before GHD he released it

Nicholas's hand before GHD he released it
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AngioDynamics Adds New Access Kit to its VenaCure EVLT System

AngioDynamics of Latham, NY has announced a new access kit for its VenaCure EVLT system, which provides a minimally invasive method for treating varicose veins using laser ablation via fiber. The company states that the new .018" access kit reduces the number of parts in the system, speeds up treatment times, and will result in greater patient comfort. From AngioDynamics' press release: The new .018-inch system for the VenaCure EVLT access kit reduces the number of components involved in gaining access for the procedure. The new kit provides a longer .018 inch nitinol long-access wire. The distal tip on the Trè-Sheath™ dilator is resized to accept a .018 inch nitinol access wire, eliminating the need for a micro-access sheath, as well as the need to exchange wires during the procedure. This ultimately reduces an eight-step process to four. Press release: AngioDynamics Expands Its VenaCure EVLT ™ System to Offer Physicians Fewer Procedure Steps and a Faster Procedure Time... Product page: VenaCure EVLT™ System...... Smit
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Exams

Hi,

Time for a quick update as to how things are going. I worked hard for my exams, and let me tell you, revising is nowhere near as fun as bouncing around the hospital. More tiring though. The problem with revision is that during those weeks when you are preparing for your exam, you have no time for yourself. Whenever you do anything fun, it feels as though you should be working, and you are procrastinating. You end up feeling guilty for enjoying yourself. Anyway, enough of that - exams seemed to go well, though I was least sure about the OSCE, which was the last exam, and least prepared for. Let me tell you about two of the stations, for lack of anything else to write about. Who wants to hear about written exams!

The OSCE station I had most problems with was that of a woman who had started bleeding vaginally early during her pregnancy. After asking about dates, pain and amount of blood I wasn't really sure where to go....

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Instant Heart Rate Turns Your Android Phone Into a Heart Rate Monitor

The developers of Instant Heart Rate, a new Android app, claim that they can use your phone's camera to measure your heart rate. When a user places their index finger over the camera lens, the app will supposedly be able to detect slight changes in skin color as oxygenated blood passes through with each heart beat, and can use this color change to determine heart rate. Although commenters at Android and Me report fairly accurate results, we were unable to get consistent readings with the app. Readers who wish to try Instant Heart Rate for themselves can install it using the QR code to the right, or by searching for the app in the Android marketplace. Product page: Instant Heart Rate monitor for Android... (hat tip: Android and Me)... Smit
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Reshuffling of Ambulatory Physicians Favors Large EHR Vendors

She [Nancy Fabozzi, a senior industry analyst at Frost & Sullivan] said many physician practices are facing financial difficulties and the result is physicians are increasingly selling their practices to hospitals, entering into joint ventures with hospitals, or joining larger group practices.

“This whole reshuffling and realignment among ambulatory physicians is going to have a huge impact on the vendor market because many of these 300 vendors that we talk about are a lot of mom and pop EHR companies that have under a million dollars in sales annually,” Fabozzi said.

She added that if physician practices are going to be a part of a big hospital network or a large medical practice group they are going to buy EHR products from larger vendors.

It’s been becoming pretty clear that many small physician offices are selling off to hospitals or larger group practices. This consolidation has been going on for a while and really is going to change the healthcare industry in dramatic ways. I agree with Nancy Fabozzi quoted by Information Week above, that this consolidation favors the EHR Software that comes from larger EHR vendors. Right or wrong, hospital and large group practices generally select the larger EHR vendors.

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LEDs for Multispectral Imaging of the Ocular Fundus

Researchers at the University College London have developed a method to acquire multispectral images of the ocular fundus using LED illumination and a high-sensitivity CCD camera. Multispectral imaging makes it possible to visualize the different light absorbing characteristics of chromophores, the color-defining parts of the molecules. The five distinct colored compounds prevalent in the eye; retinal hemoglobins, choroidal hemoglobins, choroidal melanin, retinal pigment epithelium melanin, and macular pigment can be discriminated in the multispectral images. Because the system is faster than previous multispectral imaging methods, it allows for important features such as small retinal blood vessels and microhaemorrhages to be resolved. Parametric maps calculated from the images might help in early diagnosis of several diseases. The work is published in the journal Review of Scientific Instruments. Full story from American Institute of Physics : LEDs Illuminate Eye for Ocular Disease Screening... Article: Multispectral Imaging of the Ocular Fundus using LED Illumination (.pdf)... Wouter Stomp
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Clarification of Comments about the U.C. Berkeley Genetic Testing Program

Joe Plandowski has emailed me to correct a portion of my blog note of yesterday (see: UC Berkeley "Adjusts" Its Freshman Genetic Testing Program). Here is his comment:

Also, all labs other than research labs in this country that test patient specimens and release those test results to physicians or patients, where allowed by the state, must be CLIA registered. Last time I looked, there were about 180,000 CLIA registered labs. Of that total, about 110,000 such labs are in physician office practices. Commercial labs occupy about 5,000 of the total and hospitals have about 8,000 of the registered labs. There are more CLIA lab registrations for hospital labs than there are hospitals because some hospitals have multiple registrations (ex - Cleveland Clinic has 4 CLIA registrations).

Joe is correct. I conflated the two separate issues of (1) CLIA certification of labs and (2) the release of test results directly to a patient, the latter being  controlled by state regulations. Here is a brief summary of the CLIA regulations (see: Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments).

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) regulates all laboratory testing (except research) performed on humans in the U.S. through the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA). In total, CLIA covers approximately 200,000 laboratory entities. The Division of Laboratory Services, within the Survey and Certification Group, under the Center for Medicaid and State Operations (CMSO) has the responsibility for implementing the CLIA Program.The objective of the CLIA program is to ensure quality laboratory testing.

So, here are the salient take-home points:

• Research labs are not required to be CLIA certified, presumably because they are not pursuing the diagnosis of disease in humans. Some research labs obviously do perform tests on humans, as in the case of drug trials, but these tests are part of a project and the results are not released to the subjects.
• CLIA regulations are quality-driven and apply to those labs performing tests on humans for the diagnosis of disease. Physicians order their tests from such labs.
• As emphasized by Joe above, there are a set of states where individuals can directly order lab tests and receive lab results. California is not one of them. The ASCP has determined that direct-access-testing (DAT) is allowed in some form in 34 states.  In all the rest of them, the tests are ordered by a physician and the results are returned to that physician. Only the ordering physician can release test results to the patient.

CollPlant's Human Collagen Grown From Tobacco One Step Closer to Dressing Your Wounds

The FDA ruled recently that CollPlant's Vergenix product, human recombinant collagen grown from genetically modified tobacco plants, will be treated as a device as opposed to a pharmaceutical. This will make the approval process easier for CollPlant and get them to market quicker. We reported on CollPlant's collagen expressing tobacco back in 2006 and Vergenix is the company's flagship product. Vegenix will be used as a dressing for acute and chronic wounds to facilitate healing and act as a scaffold for fibroblasts and epithelial cells to bridge wounds. From the company's website: Vergenix™ Wound Dressing is an advanced wound care device indicated for the treatment of acute and chronic wounds. Based on Collage rh™ collagen, Vergenix™ Wound Dressing is composed of pure recombinant human collagen type I produced in transgenic tobacco plants. The entire manufacturing process involves no animal-derived or human-derived materials. Therefore, Vergenix™ offers a non-allergenic and a pathogen-free scaffold for a safe and physiologically relevant environment. Vergenix™ Wound Dressing is an excellent choice for safe and successful wound management. Video and links below the fold:... jhbarad
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E-health groups seek systems for ‘data harvest’

Liz Tay reports: E-health experts have called for information management systems to “harvest” data from electronic health records for medical research. According to Donald Mon of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), “secondary use” of data by researchers could improve medicine, patient safety and public health. While current e-health software was “rich in functionality”, [...]
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Shark Bite Victim Says Hospital Intruded

Purna Nemani reports: A shark-bite victim claims a Honolulu hospital violated his privacy by photographing and posting on the Internet a picture of his “gaping leg wound,” without his consent, “while he was completely helpless, undraped, and in a life-threatening and traumatic shock condition.” Todd Murashige claims The Queen’s Medical Center violated HIPAA protections and [...]
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Medical Alert Bracelets in the Modern Age

The Wall Street Journal has a very good article covering the well-known "medical alert bracelet," and its many modern spin-offs. When a patient comes into the emergency room they don't always have the mental faculty to answer important questions about their medical conditions, and their family members are often not immediately available. Medical alert bracelet systems help convey to doctors critical information about patients quickly so that they can focus on delivering good care and avoiding devastating medical errors. The options available include standard engraved bracelets, pre-loaded flash drives, and cards containing login info for websites loaded with a patient's info. The system, however, is not perfect. Most of these medical alert systems cost a decent amount of money, and require extra effort either on the patient's or doctor's part unless it is integrated with an electronic medical record system like Kaiser Permanente's. Another issue is that because there are so many different medical alert systems, doctors and first responders might not know how to access all the information, or might not be able to access it quickly enough. Here is a clip from the article: New bracelets and other medical-identification systems can fill in first responders on practically a patient's complete health history. They're a far cry from the simple identification bracelets of the past, which with a few engraved words informed medics that a person was, perhaps, allergic to penicillin. They can steer first responders to a secure website or toll-free phone number, or initiate a text message, to get the medical and prescription history of a patient who may be unconscious or unable to talk about their condition. Of course, wearing the traditional clunky metal medical-alert bracelets might be a turnoff to some, and too visible a reminder of a disease or condition. That's one reason a number of jewelry companies make bracelets, necklaces and watches that look like real bling—Tiffany & Co. has a gold bracelet for $2,250, for instance—and some pendants can easily be hidden under clothes... "Many patients have situations that are so much more complex than just the penicillin allergy that can be noted on a bracelet," says Robert Pearl, chief executive of the Permanente Medical Group, part of nonprofit health system Kaiser Permanente. "We also have to look for drug-drug interactions, drug dosages, or compare an old EKG against a new one if you are having chest pains," he says. Kaiser last... jhbarad
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iPhone App "NovoDose" Helps Physicians Determine Insulin Needs

Novo Nordisk recently released an iPhone app meant to help physicians determine the insulin needs of their diabetic patients. The app is meant for healthcare professionals (it starts by asking if you really are a healthcare professional), but anyone may download it. The app conveniently assumes you will be using Novo Nordisk's insulin analog product line which includes their long acting (Levemir), short acting (NovoLog) and their NovoLog Mix 70/30. From the press release: Novo Nordisk announced today the availability of NovoDose™ – the first-ever mobile insulin dosing guide for physicians to look up dosing guidelines and blood glucose goals for their patients with diabetes, a disease that affects nearly 24 million Americans. The guide is available as an application on iTunes and is specific to Novo Nordisk’s modern insulin analog portfolio: Levemir® (insulin detemir [rDNA origin] injection), NovoLog® (insulin aspart [rDNA origin] injection), and NovoLog® Mix 70/30 (70% insulin aspart protamine suspension and 30% insulin aspart injection, [rDNA origin]). The app itself is pretty looking, but not particularly functional. It contains some basic information about the different insulin analogs, suggestions for titrating and calculating mealtime doses, and some studies backing up the recommendations. It is reminiscent of a pharma pamphlet in its presentation. It does not contain any calculators or input functions. The app might be helpful at times in an outpatient setting, but it is not the comprehensive insulin dosing calculator that health professionals might be looking for. Product page: NovoDose... iTunes link... Press release: Novo Nordisk Creates "App" to Help Doctors Dose Insulin, Supporting New Trend in Diabetes Care...... jhbarad
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Ins and Outs

For your consideration, here are the latest hand-picked links that didn't make to our posts: Minnesota Balks at Health-Law Funds ... [WSJ] J&J [DePuy] recalls 2 hip replacement systems for problems ... [AP] Study: African-Americans treated with drug-eluting stents at higher risk for blood clots ... [MassDevice] Monkeypox emerges in Africa in the wake of smallpox ... [Nature Blogs] Social media can be device makers' best friends ... [MassDevice] Philips adds to its healthcare lighting portfolio with the acquisition of Burton ... [Philips] Randomized Controlled Trial Finds Masimo PVI Improves Fluid Management During Surgery ... [Masimo] CORDIS announces results of ten-year CYPHER® Sirolimus-eluting coronary stent follow-up ... [J&J] FDA launches new organizational performance management system ... [FDA] Epocrates adds multi-tasking support to iOS 4... [iMedicalApps] Study Suggests Importance of Screening For BRCA Gene Mutations ... [WSJ] NETs catch platelets and induce clots, linking inflammation with thrombosis ... [Children's Hospital Boston] Antibody-based proteomics: fast-tracking molecular diagnostics in oncology... [Nature Reviews Cancer] Rheumatoid cachexia and cardiovascular disease... [Nature Reviews Rheumatology] Researchers Link Protein to Tumor Growth... [Johns Hopkins] Genetic Stutter Increases Risk of ALS ... [HHMI] Ichthyosis With Confetti: The skin disease that cures itself ... [Nature] Fruit Flies Use Horizontal Landmarks for Altitude Control... [Caltech] Scientists Discover How Chemical Repellants Trip Up Insects ... [Johns Hopkins] Mosquitoes use several different kinds of odor sensors to track human prey ... [PLoS Biology] Scalpels and skulls point to Bronze Age brain surgery ... [New Scientist] The Curious World of Bedbug Research ... [NYTimes.com] Theaters, Planes to Post Calories ... [WSJ]... Michael
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Eclipsys Now Part of Allscripts

Chicago-based Allscripts has closed its acquisition of Atlanta-based Eclipsys Corp. bringing together two significant vendors serving the ambulatory and inpatient environments.

Memorial Hermann on Breach Watch

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Healthcare System will implement breach detection software from St. Petersburg, Fla.-based FairWarning Inc. across its 11-hospital enterprise.

Thomson Buy Expands Analytics Line

Content and analytics vendor Thomson Reuters has acquired Healthcare Data Management Inc., a vendor of data analytics software for the health payer market. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

EHR Certifier Open for Business

Within a day of being selected as an Authorized Testing and Certification Body for electronic health records, The Drummond Group Inc. posted on its Web site information for EHR vendors and is accepting applications.

Delaware Contractor Has a Breach

Aon Consulting, a Chicago-based benefits management firm, is notifying 22,000 State of Delaware retirees following a data breach.

Health Net Settles Breach Suit

Health Net Settles Breach Suit

Aetna Apologizes For Mislaid Files

Aetna Apologizes For Mislaid Files

ICD: Intensive Cash-flow Disruption?

When it comes to describing ICD-10's impact on the revenue cycle, Rich Silveria paints with a broad brush. "The impact will be pervasive."

What UUHC Promised its Patients Whose Records Were Stolen

What UUHC Promised its Patients Whose Records Were Stolen

The Story of University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics Data Breach

The University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics is learning the hard way about losing control of patient records.

Home Truths

The medical home is widely regarded as the future of primary care.

There's a Point to All This

There's a Point to All This

Tips to Police Your Vendors

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ICD-10 Gives 'Power to Negotiate'

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Surgeon Eyes End to Paper Claims

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Docs: Incentives Not Worthwhile

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Racing for Incentives

Electronic health records veterans give tips for shaving time off implementations that are known to be protracted.

HHS Grants Fund Surge Capacity

HHS Grants Fund Surge Capacity

AMA: MU Criteria Still too High

AMA: MU Criteria Still too High

Survey: Medicare Code Changes Hurt Care

Survey: Medicare Code Changes Hurt Care

$1 Billion in Stimulus Grants for Broadband

$1 Billion in Stimulus Grants for Broadband

ICD by the Numbers

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Expert: Data 'Chain of Trust' Now Possible

Expert: Data 'Chain of Trust' Now Possible

What Meaningful Use Means Now

The industry asked for a more realistic meaningful use rule and got it. But realistic doesn't mean easy.

Tips to Aid the Work Ahead

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The Vendor View of Meaningful Use

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Mass. Hospital Breach Affects 800,000

Mass. Hospital Breach Affects 800,000

BREACH

BREACH

Catch and Release

An EHR sets the stage for a hospital to capture some revenue from release of information.