Four graphs created by the International Federation of Health Plans that compare how much US residents and people in other countries pay for health care. As Jay Livingston of the Montclair SocioBlog says, “Our Lipitor must be four to ten times a good as the Lipitor that Canadians take.”
Dallas facility will focus on how field data from hospitals and clinics can be mined to produce better patient outcomes.
IBM has opened a research center dedicated to developing tools that will allow healthcare professionals to more efficiently use data in medical decision making.
The company’s Health Analytics Solution Center, based in Dallas, will employ more than 100 experts in healthcare analytics, technical architectures, and other, related specialties.
The iPhone is a rich portable computer with onboard sensors. Specifically, it is a location-aware (GPS), motion-aware (accelerometer), directionally-aware (digital compass) visually aware (camera being used to scan QA codes or serve as visual input), sonically aware (microphone and speakers), always-connected (wireless or 3Gs) handheld computer. Every operative word in that sentence is deeply meaningful and rich with possibilities we have just begun to explore. The iPhone does a whole lot more than display information. It is an environmental sensor. Its value lies just as much in sensing information as it does in displaying information.
On October 1 and 2 IBM held its second global Smarter Cities conference in New York City. The first such conference was held in Berlin this past June, and the third will be held in Shanghai next year. As was the case with Berlin, the New York Smarter Cities event had a very impressive agenda. It included talks by IBM Chairman and CEO Sam Palmisano, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, and Melody Barnes, Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council. The agenda also included panels with governors, mayors, and leaders of cultural institutions. In addition, there were break-out discussions to enable participants to share their experiences on what it takes to build a smarter city in six key areas: transportation, education, public safety, energy and utilities, government services and healthcare. I helped organize and moderated the healthcare session. Our panel included Denis Cortese - CEO and President of the Mayo Clinic; Ronald Paulus - Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at the Geisinger Health System; Chris Coburn - Executive Director of Innovations at the Cleveland Clinic; and Armando Ahued Ortega - Health Secretary of Mexico City.
GOOD magazine has a great new infographic (”Transparency”) online visualizing various statistics about Health in various nations. Every country in the world approaches health care differently, but the end goal is the same: Keep citizens as healthy as possible at the lowest cost … This is a look at 12 countries around the world that examines how far the money they spend on health care goes toward affecting the health of their citizens. It’s a great graphic showing life expancy, various mortality numbers (per 100k population), and cost per capita on healthcare. It’s a great way of understanding why President Obama is looking to Canada and Australia for ideas on US Health Care Reform. However, much data is still missing, particularly on how much money is spent on cutting-edge, experimental, or research treatments.
A team of IBM Researchers is exploring new and innovative ways to quickly read human DNA at a low cost — an advancement that can lead to important breakthroughs in health condition diagnosis and treatment.
New technology that makes it possible to assess the three-dimensional interactions among different parts of the genome has revealed how these molecules are packed into such a tiny space. The findings could also yield new clues to genome regulation—how specific genes are turned on and off.
The technique used in this table is already utilized successfully as a compliment to the conventional autopsy. Apart from avoiding cutting in the body the doctors can see things that are difficult to discover in a conventional autopsy. Furthermore, the technique opens up for new opportunities in countries where autopsies are not accepted due to cultural reasons. The technique can also revolutionize the traditional health care in many areas.
![IBM Launches Healthcare Research Center — InformationWeek
Dallas facility will focus on how field data from hospitals and clinics can be mined to produce better patient outcomes.
IBM has opened a research center dedicated to developing tools that will allow healthcare professionals to more efficiently use data in medical decision making.
The company’s Health Analytics Solution Center, based in Dallas, will employ more than 100 experts in healthcare analytics, technical architectures, and other, related specialties.
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