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MANUSCRIPT: A systematic review of healthcare applications for smartphones.

BACKGROUND:Advanced mobile communications and portable computation are now combined in handheld devices called "smartphones", which are also capable of running third-party software. The number of smartphone users is growing rapidly, including among healthcare professionals. The purpose of this study was to classify smartphone-based healthcare technologies as discussed in academic literature

ABSTRACT: Strategies to overcome clinical, regulatory, and financial challenges in the implementation of personalized medicine.

This article highlights major developments over the last decade in personalized medicine in cancer. Emerging data from clinical studies demonstrate that the use of targeted agents in patients with targetable molecular aberrations improves clinical outcomes. Despite a surge of studies, however, significant gaps in knowledge remain, especially in identifying driver

ABSTRACT: Cutting-edge technology for public health workforce training in comparative effectiveness research

A critical mass of public health practitioners with expertise in analytic techniques and best practices in comparative effectiveness research is needed to fuel informed decisions and improve the quality of health care. The purpose of this case study is to describe the development and formative evaluation of a technology-enhanced comparative

ABSTRACT: The ethics of health information technology in oncology: emerging issues from both local and global perspectives.

Health information technology (HIT) is ever-increasing in complexity and has incrementally become a fundamental part of our everyday clinical lives. As HIT becomes more complex and commonplace, so do the questions it raises about stewardship and usage of data, along with the ethics of these applications. With the development of

ABSTRACT: Social media and the empowering of opponents of medical technologies: the case of anti-vaccinationism

Social media has contributed positively to the interaction between proponents of medical products and technologies and the public by permitting more direct interaction between these two groups. However, it has also provided opponents of these products a new mechanism to organize opposition. Using the example of anti-vaccinationism, we provide recommendations

RESOURCE: Review #meded Apps with @Happtique, @aamctoday

The Association of American Medical Colleges has partnered with Happtique to serve as the content review partner for the Happtique Health App Certification Program HACP.  As part of this partnership, the AAMC is seeking content experts to review medical education apps that have been submitted for certification. Content reviewer positions are

RESOURCE: Continuing Education Technology Trends – Trade and Professional Association Market — Tagoras

The 121-page report is based upon a survey of 375 trade and professional associations as well as on extensive interviews with more than 30 associations and vendors. In addition to providing essential data and analysis, the report’s authors, Jeff Cobb and Celisa Steele offer valuable predictions as well as a

ABSTRACT: A systematic review of the literature on the evaluation of handoff tools: implications for research and practice — Abraham et al. — Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Objective Given the complexities of the healthcare environment, efforts to develop standardized handoff practices have led to widely varying manifestations of handoff tools. A systematic review of the literature on handoff evaluation studies was performed to investigate the nature, methodological, and theoretical foundations underlying the evaluation of handoff tools and

ABSTRACT: Aggregate health data in the United States: Steps toward a public good

The rise of electronic medical records promotes the collection and aggregation of medical data. These data have tremendous potential utility for health policy and public health; yet there are gaps in the scholarly literature. No articles in the medical or legal literature have mapped the “information flows” from patient to