THE INTERNATIONAL eHEALTH, TELEMEDICINE AND HEALTH ICT FORUMFor Education, Networking and Business Mark your calendar eHealth, Telemedicine and Health ICT are a tool at the service of medical and nurse practitioners, patients, citizens, healthcare institutions and governments. It involves many different stakeholders who need to be brought face-to-face to share aspirations, learn from research and experiences, show the possibilities, understand the market, discover new applications. Med-e-Tel... Read Full Story

Dr. Gregory Henderson over at Primary Care  Pathologist has some interesting views and words on the recently revised guidelines for breast cancer screening that has caught a lot of attention regardless of where you are in the equation.  Check out HELL HATH NO FURY LIKE 287 BREAST CANCER PATIENTS SCORNED on his blog.   Read Full Story

 I wonder if CAD could be used for whole slide histology images where there may also be a lack of a "gold standard"... Computer-aided assessment of diagnostic images for epidemiological research   Read Full Story

I have met several internists and pulmonologists over the years who claim they can tell whether someone as a cold, the flu, pneumonia or bronchitis based on the nature of the cough, other symptoms and hearing the cough itself.  Negates the need for chest x-ray, cultures or serologic tests. Now comes some new technology being developed that takes this to another level with possible cost-saving advantages: Avoid The Doctor: Cough Into Your Phone For a Diagnosis     Read Full Story

Here is another example of increasing in-vivo techniques being used to detect lesional tissue at the time of biopy. "As neuropathologists become familiar with the new confocal microscopic appearance of various tumor types and grades, the traditional intraoperative diagnosis may be replaced by the real-time analysis of confocal images by the new microscope." Full story Read Full Story

Press release from Aperio: Global Digital Pathology Leader Strengthens Clinical Focus with Addition of Renowned Pathologist Vista, CA – November 12, 2009 Aperio Technologies, Inc., (Aperio), a global leader in digital pathology for the healthcare and life sciences industry, has appointed Jared N. Schwartz, M.D., Ph.D, as its Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Dr. Schwartz, former president of the Collegeof American Pathologists, is a leading advocate for improving patient care using technologies s... Read Full Story

By Erik L. RidleyAuntMinnie staff writerNovember 12, 2009 The president of teleradiology services provider Reddy Solutions (RSI) of Atlanta was arraigned last week on charges filed by the U.S. government related to alleged "ghosting" activities. Dr. Rajashakher Reddy could face a maximum penalty of up to 20 years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000 if convicted. The November 3 federal grand jury indictment alleges that Dr. Rajashakher Reddy, 39, signed and submitted thousands of reports fr... Read Full Story

Came across an interesting read entitled "School-Based Telehealth in Line for Double-Barreled Boost" over at iHealthBeat.  The article focuses on a recent report out of California, issues related to delivery of healthcare in public schools and possible funding streams. Here is a taste from the article.  The percentage of chronic illness seems staggering to me: The number of children suffering from chronic illness in the country is estimated to have quadrupled between 1962 and 2005. The curre... Read Full Story

Came across an interesting read entitled "School-Based Telehealth in Line for Double-Barreled Boost" over at iHealthBeat.  The article focuses on a recent report out of California, issues related to delivery of healthcare in public schools and possible funding streams. Here is a taste from the article.  The percentage of chronic illness seems staggering to me: The number of children suffering from chronic illness in the country is estimated to have quadrupled between 1962 and 2005. The curre... Read Full Story

Aperio received nation wide TV coverage as the state health minister, Daniel Andrews, officially opened the Southern Health hospitals' new ScanScope XT as part of the Victorian Biobank ScanScope network, which is now fully commissioned. The minister referred to the Aperio technology as the "way forward" and one which his government was expecting to further embrace in the future.  Link to video story.     Read Full Story