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To help outpatient rehab therapy clinics reduce the number of missed patient visits, boost revenue and improve patient outcomes, Net Health recently released a first-of-its kind predictive analytics solution for [...]

2020 MAY 30 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- According to news reporting based on a preprint abstract, our journalists obtained [...]

INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2020 M2 COMMUNICATIONS The Internet of Things Consortium (IoTC), the premier business development association for the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, has announced it will add connected health [...]

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to simulate development of a community oral health plan using technology-based tools at the students' disposal. The specific research questions were: Will students use the Internet to identify community oral health issues and develop solutions to address the issues? Will blogs be a good tool to discuss and engage students in conversation with each other and to connect them with community oral health resources? How will blogging impact future academic and personal communications for the student? Methods: Dental hygiene students (n=30) participated in a community oral health course for 7 weeks. Students were asked to create a blog on which they would post weekly assignments and respond to 2 of their peer's blogs each week. Methods for data collection were post-treatment survey (15 items) analyzed for descriptive statistics and an analysis of written blog content according to a counting and coding scheme. Results/Conclusion: Students used the Internet to identify issues and problem solving scenarios. Blogs were a good tool to engage students in discussions on oral health issues and peer-to-peer learning. Qualitative discourse analysis revealed evidence of critical thought and discourse throughout blog posts. Students referenced the Internet in blogs, while specific instances of resource sharing and provision of solutions to peers were less common. Students felt blogging encouraged them to engage with one another. Twenty percent of participating students have extended their use of blogging for both academic and personal purposes. Keywords: Blogging, Internet, computer-mediated communication, dental hygiene education This study supports the NDHRA priority area, Professional Education and Development: Evaluate the extent to which current dental hygiene curricula prepare dental hygienists to meet the increasingly complex oral health needs of the public., Introduction Issues related to community oral health comprise about 12% of the content on the Dental Hygiene National Board Examination. (1) Of that content, a large portion of a student's [...]

The purpose of this study was to examine young adult learning about Human Papillomavirus (HPV) during a realistic internet search. The results indicated that before the search there were widespread misconceptions about the virus and many potentially dangerous misconceptions remained after the search. Persistent misconceptions were related to gender, lack of prior HPV exposure, knowledge dissatisfaction, and moral values. These findings provide empirical results for health information providers about what HPV content is difficult for young adults to learn and which sub populations of young adults experience difficulty when learning scientifically accurate information about HPV in a realistic setting., In a program of sexual health education, the topic of human papillomavirus (HPV) can pose some unique challenges. Unlike many other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), which are transmitted primarily through [...]

With the large number of Internet sources available for health care information, finding appropriate sources can be difficult for patients. Medical-surgical nurses can guide patients to credible sites with reliable information about specific conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Suggestions for evaluation of health care sites are included., Millions of people use the Internet each day. In its report Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion, the Institute of Medicine recommended that health education and health promotion programs [...]

2017 MAY 20 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week -- Research findings on Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Conditions (STDs) are discussed in [...]

'Information fatigue syndrome' is described, and tips for dealing with it are presented.

Defined contribution health benefits plans have been transformed through the advent of the Internet. Regence BlueCross BlueShield of Oregon, working with Portland, Ore.-based Myhealthbank Inc., offers self-directed health benefit services.

The relationship between machines and people, represented by the new science of ergonomics, is discussed. How technology can be harmful to various aspects of health is examined, and how such effects can be minimized is explained.

A new American Academy of Pediatrics policy warns parents of the physical and social dangers of too much video games, TV, and computer play. Suggested family computer usage policies, including keeping computers out of kids' bedrooms, are provided.

There's a jungle of health information on the Internet--some of which could make you sick. Here's how to search safely. WILL COBURN WOKE UP one morning and discovered one side [...]

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Women's Health Weekly -- Research findings on Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections are discussed in a new report. According to news originating from Glasgow, United [...]

Businesses are offering health plans information to their employees through Web sties that provide data on providers, physicians and hospitals. A variety of Web sites, such as Bestdoctors.com and doctorquality.com, offers physicians' search and ratings services.