Twitter Roundup July 9 through 18

Posted by Mahria Lebow on July 18th, 2012 Posted in: News from NLM, Technology

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July 9

Native Americans in Oregon strive for health against alcohol, chaos and trauma http://www.oregonlive.com/health/index.ssf/2012/06/portland_native_american_healt.html

 

July 10

Health literacy – helping patients understand – is essential to health care reform http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/07/health_literacy_helping_patien.html

July 12

Most Wired hospitals named for 2012 http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/most-wired-hospitals-named-2012

Baby boomers face mental health care crisis, Institute of Medicine says http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57470270/baby-boomers-face-mental-health-care-crisis-institute-of-medicine-says/

Will EHRs trigger electronic consultations? http://www.govhealthit.com/blog/will-ehrs-trigger-electronic-consultations

July 13

July is UV Safety Month. View the toolkit http://www.healthfinder.gov/nho/

100 healthcare professionals gathered today to discuss HealthShare Montana, a statewide health information exchange http://www.beartoothnbc.com/news/helena/24503-healthshare-montana-stakeholders-gather-in-helena.html

Caregivers hit the web, now more than ever http://blog.aarp.org/2012/07/12/online-caregivers-pew-research-study/

July 17

Calling all innovators – Health 2.0 ‪contest‬ makes eHealth a priority http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/calling-all-health-it-innovators-health-20-contest-makes-mhealth-apps-priority

New federal waiver for Oregon includes a provision aimed at luring doctors to small towns http://news.opb.org/article/oregon_medicaid_waiver_includes_boost_for_rural_health/

July 18

Bat warning from http://blog.seattlepi.com/boomerconsumer/2012/07/17/watch-out-for-bats-with-rabies-this-summer/

What’s In Your Health Record Video Challenge https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2012/07/10/2012-16821/announcement-of-requirements-and-registration-for-whats-in-your-health-record-video-challenge