On the heels of the HIMSS 2009 conference in Chicago last week, a report about inaccuracies in Google Health are shedding light on the age old fact of “considering the source”. The original source of the data is one of the most important things when seeding any system.
Dave deBronkar, a kidney cancer survivor (full article), found that after data had been imported in to Google Health it said his cancer “…had spread to either his brain or spine…” which was not the truth.
We just got a Wii this past weekend. It has been a lot of fun the past few days, but this would make life more convenient.
I received a tweet about this from Andre Blackman (http://www.pulseandsignal.com).
This is something that will actually turn a Wii into something more than just entertainment.
http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/27/wii-check-up-channel-will-link-you-to-health-professionals-dr/
Happy New Year!
This past October, my brother Naveen and I had the privilege of attending the Health 2.0 conference in San Francisco. For those that are unaware, Health 2.0 is essentially the use of social media in health care. One example of a Health 2.0 application is www.patientslikeme.com. At patientslikeme, users are able to share their experiences with other patients in order to “…share information that can improve the lives of patients diagnosed with life-changing diseases”.
The conference was well run, organized and informative. However, it did not seem enough to meet twice a year then come home. We really wanted to continue the conversations we began in San Francisco. In December, we reached out to some of the Chicago-area people we met at Health 2.0 to gauge interest. We met just before the holidays to discuss how to create something on a local level to discuss, exchange ideas, and network. We had a great discussion
We are trying to organize another Health 2.0 Chicago meeting this Thursday (January 15, 2009) at 5:30 PM at Matilda (3101 N. Sheffeld, Chicago, IL). If you are on twitter you can RSVP at http://twtvite.com/p61cej. We hope that if you are interested Health 2.0 you will join us.
Thanks for the memories!
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=3501488
For the past year or so, I have suspected that as the Dollar gets weaker and the Euro gets stronger more athletes will go and play in Europe or other parts of the world. This is because with a weak dollar other countries can now afford American talent.
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If you haven’t seen it yet, I added a new photos section to the website. All of these photos are hosted on picasa and fed into the site for display. Please let me know what you think.
Apple announced new iPhone software updates today. The new features for the iPhone include:
Long awaited iPhone SDK
Exchange Support
iPhone App Store
$100m iFund
The full details of the announcement can be read here: http://www.engadget.com/2008/03/06/live-from-apples-iphone-press-conference/
What interests me most about today’s announcement is the iFund. Read more…
Google has just released a new web based tool for developers. GoogleMashUps allows developers to take rss/atom feeds from different sources and “mash” them together to create new applications. Mashup apps are not new to the web (see: www.housingmaps.com), but now they are easier than ever to create and publish.
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