Per aiutarti a capire dove ti curi, ma anche dove vanno i tuoi soldi di contribuente, Wired pubblica i dati integrali sulla qualità delle cure in tutti i 1.200 ospedali italiani, pubblici e privati, raccolti dall’Agenzia nazionale per i servizi sanitari (Agenas)del ministero della Salute.
Da dove arrivano esattamente questi dati? Ogni anno Agenas raccoglie i valori presenti nelle schede di dimissione ospedaliera(Sdo) che l'ospedale compila per le dimissioni di ogni paziente ricoverato. Da tutte le schede di dimissione ospedaliera vengono calcolati gli indici di rischio con cui il ministero della Sanità tiene sotto controllo le performance dei vari nosocomi. Un lavoro imponente che fino allo scorso anno veniva eseguito in silenzio. Solo nel 2012, infatti, questi dati stati resi accessibili ai medici e ai giornalisti accreditati. Wired li pubblica integralmente per la prima volta in un formato ricercabile.
I woke up this morning to a couple of DMs from physicians alerting me to the Twitter thread seen below (tweets read bottom to top). Is it unprofessional? Decide for yourself. Whether you change d...
Sharing data is increasingly considered to be an important part of the scientific process. Making your data publicly available allows original results to be reproduced and new analyses to be conducted.
International comparison of health system performance has become increasingly popular, made possible by the rapidly expanding availability of health data. It has become one of the most important levers for prompting health system reform. Yet, as the demand for transparency and accountability in healthcare increases, so too does the need to compare data from different health systems both accurately and meaningfully.
A new report from McKinsey estimates that big data could save the health care industry up to $450 billion, but it has to overcome a few obstacles first.
Statistically speaking, you may be likely to die of a different ailment than your grandfather (or great-grandfather). Death evolves alongside life, as medicine improves and lifestyles shift.
A few weeks ago, the New England Journal published what we'd call the worst example of medical statistical misadventure we've seen in years: a paper claiming that "chocolate consumption enhances co...
The Internet is quickly becoming patients’ resource of choice to learn more about their doctors. But doctors have been slow to embrace it for one reason: they aren’t sure how to be a doctor online.
One of the many challenges I face in my clinical work is keeping track of a patient’s multiple health issues, and staying on top of the plan for each issue.
According to the American Cancer Society's Cancer Statistics 2013 article, and its companion publication Cancer Facts & Figures 2013, there has been a 20 per...
Medical schools and their students are using social media. Almost all US medical schools have a Facebook presence, yet most do not have policies addressing student online social networking behavior. While social media use rises, policy informing appropriate conduct in medical schools lags behind. Established policies at some medical schools can provide a blueprint for others to adopt and adapt.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Physicians should avoid making or accepting friend requests through social networking websites with past or current patients, a new policy statement advised.
For several years, health advocates have tried to assemble a treaty to fund research and development on neglected diseases that predominate in poor countries. This week, US and EU negotiators gutte...
The use of social media has become increasingly important across all industries – including health care. QuantiaMD surveyed more than 4,000 physicians and reported in September 2011 that 87 percent use a social media website for personal use and 67 percent use social media for professional purposes
The Harvard professor, who created the concept of shared value, hopes to bring social and environmental considerations to the top of the policy and corporate agenda
How old is the Earth, how long did it take for life to appear, and how long would it take for your hair to grow to the Moon? Find out in this video from MinuteE
David McCandless turns complex data sets (like worldwide military spending, media buzz, Facebook status updates) into beautiful, simple diagrams that tease out unseen patterns and connections.
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