http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/feeds/tech-medicine?key=tech-medicine Healthline Health Blogger Joshua Schwimmer - Tech Medicine en-us Copyright (c) 2013 Healthline, All rights reserved. en-us Copyright (c) 2013 Healthline, All rights reserved. http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/it-better-if-your-heart-stops-mall Would you prefer if your heart stopped in a hospital or a mall?That's the question asked by a recent New England Journal of Medicine paper -- or at least, that's how the study has been widely interpreted by the media.The study, "Delayed Time to De... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/it-better-if-your-heart-stops-mall Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/mission-impossible-treating-chest-pain-third-world-setting I recently had the misfortune of assisting my father-in-law get care for chest pain -- in the arrival hall of a foreign airport. Bottomline: don't get sick in a 3rd world country.When he mentioned it had been there since waking up, varied with tw... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/mission-impossible-treating-chest-pain-third-world-setting Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/feed-reading-three-ways-part-3 This is a series on how to read feeds more efficiently. (This is part 3. Part 1 is here and part 2 is here.)In part 2, I suggested that the best way to read your most important feeds is by email.But what if you don't want to read every word of the... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/feed-reading-three-ways-part-3 Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/google-suggest-and-healthcare When you type a search query into Google's web search, a feature called Google Suggest will offer searches that other users have typed that are similar to the one you're typing. Sometimes, this can provide an eye-opening view of how the Internet —... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/google-suggest-and-healthcare Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/thanks-monash-medical-student-grand-rounds Thanks to Monash Medical Student for Grand Rounds and for including my post on Evernote for Doctors. http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/thanks-monash-medical-student-grand-rounds Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/doctors-report-feast-and-famine-flu-vaccine NPR covers physicians' frustration that they haven't received their flu vaccine supply yet, and patients are clamoring for it. They quote a large supplier, Mark Mlotek of Henry Schein, Inc. as stating, "Will there be Wal-Marts that have it and do... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/doctors-report-feast-and-famine-flu-vaccine Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/digitizing-paper-medical-records-medical-uses-iphone-part-4 I don't use electronic medical records (EMR). Let me qualify that: I don't use EMRs for when I write notes on patient visits; I do use online patient scheduling, I read laboratory studies online, and I do write orders for patients in the hospital ... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/digitizing-paper-medical-records-medical-uses-iphone-part-4 Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/gao-report-discredits-home-genetic-test-kits Yesterday, Dr. Hsien-Hsien Lei of geneticsandhealth.com reviewed a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report to the Senate that over the counter home genetics tests are fraudulent and misleading, specifically discrediting the products of Surac... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/gao-report-discredits-home-genetic-test-kits Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/review-hydracoach This is a brief review of the HydraCoach, an intelligent water bottle that measures how much you drink.In my last post, I described the HydraCoach, which is marketed primarily to athletes and those concerned about maintain optimal hydration.As a k... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/review-hydracoach Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/delicious-and-hilarious-journal-articles One of the most useful sites on the web is del.icio.us. (Yes, it's a pun; you type it in exactly like that.) In case you've not heard of it, del.icio.us is one of the best social bookmarking sites on the web. When you "bookmark" a web page in your... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/delicious-and-hilarious-journal-articles Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/grand-rounds-3 Grand Rounds, this week's best posts of the medical blogosphere, is up at Med Journal Watch. Thanks for including my post on Patient-Physician Email. http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/grand-rounds-3 Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/health-20-conference Image by Somewhat Frank via FlickrThe Health 2.0 Conference starts tomorrow (October 22) in San Francisco. We've previously discussed Medicine 2.0, so in case you have difficulty keeping all these terms straight, here's a definition of Health 2.0 ... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/health-20-conference Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/links-interest Image via WikipediaThe following posts on the web recently caught my attention.Clinical Cases and Images -- which contains a wealth of resources for technology in medicine -- posted 5 tips to stay up to date with the medical literature (click the... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/links-interest Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/thanks-gruntdoc-grand-rounds-0 Image by Getty Images via DaylifeThanks to GruntDoc for Grand Rounds and for including my Review of Epocrates on the iPhone. http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/thanks-gruntdoc-grand-rounds-0 Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/unusual-medical-news-fatal-overdose-bengay-patient-bleeds-green-blood Two medical cases in the news recently caught my eye.In the first, tragic case, a 17 year old track star from Staten Island was found dead. The detectives who found her noticed a faint minty smell. Laboratory tests eventually revealed a fatal over... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/unusual-medical-news-fatal-overdose-bengay-patient-bleeds-green-blood Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/google-health-watch For those of you following Google's entrance into the business of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), here's a roundup of recent developments and insights.Marissa Mayer, the VP at Google in charge of the project, discussed Google Health on the Offic... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/google-health-watch Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/introduction-medical-podcasts-part-4 In part 1, I briefly introduced podcasts and iTunes. In part 2, part 3, and in this post, I'll introduce some of my favorite medical podcasts. After logging in to the iTunes store, each of these podcasts can be found by typing the name of the podc... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/introduction-medical-podcasts-part-4 Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/au-revoir-so-long It's been a pleasure sharing with you here over the last year, but all good things must come to an end and lead to new beginnings. I'm handing the reins of Tech Medicine to the very capable Joshua Schwimmer MD, FACP, FASN, (also the author of Kid... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/au-revoir-so-long Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/mercury-containing-flu-vaccine-allowed-californian-children-under-3-thr Although there is no proof linking thimerisol containing vaccine to autism or other diseases, Governor Schwarzenegger signed AB 2943 so that effective July 1, 2006, vaccines containing specific levels of mercury cannot be administered to pregnant ... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/mercury-containing-flu-vaccine-allowed-californian-children-under-3-thr Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/air-travel-medical-devices Today, the Homeland Security alert was hightened to it's highest levels in response to the arrest of suspected terrorists in London who reputedly planned to blow up flights from London to the USA using liquid explosives. All carry-on baggage are ... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/air-travel-medical-devices Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/visual-medical-dictionary-and-curehunter-engine Curehunter.com offers a free "visual medical dictionary" at https://www.curehunter.com/public/dictionary.do. The idea is similar to Healthlines' HealthMaps -- an interrelated web of complex terms is displayed as a simple map or diagram to enhance ... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/visual-medical-dictionary-and-curehunter-engine Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/searching-health-information-online-part-4 The last three parts of this series reviewed searching for online health information designed for patients. In part 1, I discussed Healthline's approach and the use of HealthMaps. In part 2, I discussed MedlinePlus and the individual web pages of ... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/searching-health-information-online-part-4 Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/thanks-musings-dinosaur-grand-rounds Grand rounds is here. Thanks for including my post on Creating a Medical Wiki. http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/thanks-musings-dinosaur-grand-rounds Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/physician-success-strategies-conference-what-can-doctors-learn-consulta Many doctors, in their daily practice, have the nagging suspicion that there must be a better way to do things.The blog focuses on strategies and ideas that doctors can use to stay organized, increase productivity, and take better care of patients... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/physician-success-strategies-conference-what-can-doctors-learn-consulta Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/less-laborious-labor-handheld-stirrups This newly launched device calls back to my residency days when I delivered babies. I would have had my nurses help birthing moms by supporting their legs by pulling their knees up and to the side of their bellies. Moms could increase their effo... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/less-laborious-labor-handheld-stirrups Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/cdcs-wants-bloggers-encourage-getting-flu-shots Today, the CDC, America's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hosted a webinar for bloggers to ask us to get the word out that people should go get their flu shots.Over the course of 40 minutes, they gave the scientific background supporti... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/cdcs-wants-bloggers-encourage-getting-flu-shots Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/medical-applications-itunes-app-store-iphone-and-ipod-touch As of this writing, there are are over 100 medical applications for the iPhone and the iPod Touch in the iTunes App Store. (The link is here.) Less than six months ago, as the store was launched, I tried to guess what applications might become ava... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/medical-applications-itunes-app-store-iphone-and-ipod-touch Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/100-tips-doctors-call-part-2 [Part 1 is here. The following post initially appeared in The Efficient MD. It demonstrates the unexpected power of blogs and Twitter for soliciting advice from large groups of people with specialized knowledge.]Addendum: For the most recent versi... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/100-tips-doctors-call-part-2 Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/thanks-applequack-grand-rounds Image by Getty Images via Daylife Thanks to AppleQuack.com for hosting Grand Rounds and for including my posts on Evernote for Doctors.Related articles by ZemantaHow Doctors Can Use Evernote As A Professional Memory Accessible Anywhere, Part 2: Us... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/thanks-applequack-grand-rounds Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/radiotherapy-sets-airport-security-screening This was news to me, which came out in the British Medical Journal editorial today. [1] The BMJ publised a case report of a man who received radiation therapy (radioiodine) to treat his overactive thyroid gland, thyrotoxicosis. [2] Unfortunately... http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/tech-medicine/radiotherapy-sets-airport-security-screening Joshua Schwimmer, MD, FACP, FASN