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Awareness of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk has been linked to taking preventive action in women. The purpose of this study was to assess contemporary awareness of CVD risk and barriers to prevention in a nationally representative sample of women and to evaluate trends since 1997...
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PMID: 20147489
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Dealing with the complexities of copyright, fair use, the TEACH Act, and the concept of open access can confuse even the most experienced educator. Online education has added to the dilemma. This article discusses the latest information on copyright issues, current guidelines for interpreting fair u...
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PMID: 20166644
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The movement to give patients better access to and control of their health information is giving HIM a new customer: the patient. That requires a shift in both operations and culture.
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PMID: 20218192
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India is becoming one of the hubs of clinical research. Commensurate with these advances, the government funding for biomedical research in thrust areas is also increasing. The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Department of Science and Technology (DST) ar...
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PMID: 20622399
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One of the biggest challenges clinicians face is keeping abreast of new information that affects the evaluation and treatment of their patients. The Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy (JOSPT) was created in 1979 with this mandate in mind, using the established technology of the day: pr...
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PMID: 20044705
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We implemented an ECG data-warehousing project to promote cross-fertilization of scientific knowledge, resources and ideas that will advance the understanding of quantitative ECG and cardiac safety. While other open ECG databases are available, our Telemetric and Holter ECG Warehouse (THEW) proposes...
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PMID: 20690103
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The use of health information technology (IT) to resolve the crisis in communication inherent within the fragmented service environment of medical care in the United States is a strategic priority for the Department of Health and Human Services. Yet the deployment of health IT alone is not sufficien...
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PMID: 20386056
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We utilize results of previous studies conducted in the area of security-aware IHE-based systems and the state-of-the-art Security-as-a-Service approach as a convenient methodology to group domain-wide security needs and overcome the end point security shortcomings....
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PMID: 20543314
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This chapter gives an educational overview of: * Confidentiality issues and the challenges faced; * The fundamental differences between privacy and security; * The different access control mechanisms; * The challenges of Internet security; * How 'safety and quality' relate to all the above.
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PMID: 20407159
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This chapter gives an educational overview of: * An awareness of the legal issues involved in health informatics * The need for the privacy and security of the patient record * The legal consequences of a breach of the security of the patient record * The concept of privacy law and what precautions...
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PMID: 20407160
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This chapter gives an educational overview of: * concepts concerning the nature and usage of Telehealth systems in some common clinical settings * the expected structure of typical interactive (synchronous) and non-interactive (asynchronous) Telehealth scenarios * various characteristics of human us...
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PMID: 20407165
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