Comments on: The Future Of (Is) Health on the Net http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/09/the-future-of-i.html A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:18:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: CP http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/09/the-future-of-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-189287 CP Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:18:41 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/09/21/the-future-of-is-health-on-the-net/#comment-189287 "This is the greatest post I have come across so far.I am really pleased to post my comment on this blog .I love your blog by the way, I am gonna have to add you to my list of watched blogs .Thank you for this very useful information. stored it.Thanks again and keep up the good work." “This is the greatest post I have come across so far.I am really pleased to post my comment on this blog .I love your blog by the way, I am gonna have to add you to my list of watched blogs .Thank you for this very useful information. stored it.Thanks again and keep up the good work.”

]]> By: compounding pharmacy http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/09/the-future-of-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-138954 compounding pharmacy Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:12:27 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/09/21/the-future-of-is-health-on-the-net/#comment-138954 This blog Is very informative , I am really pleased to post my comment on this blog . It helped me with ocean of knowledge so I really belive you will do much better in the future . Good job web master . This blog Is very informative , I am really pleased to post my comment on this blog . It helped me with ocean of knowledge so I really belive you will do much better in the future . Good job web master .

]]> By: Kevin Jones http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/09/the-future-of-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-38697 Kevin Jones Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:36:19 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/09/21/the-future-of-is-health-on-the-net/#comment-38697 The potential benefit of these personel medical record systems out weigh the privacy risk, and I am sure more laws will be passed. But for my money I would never trust Microsoft with this given its track record with windows and Google has stumbled around now trying to team up with a big burecratic health system. For my money I am sticking to the smaller companies like <a target="_blank" href="http://www.medicalrecords247.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.medicalrecords247.com</a> to have the most relevant and easy to use system The potential benefit of these personel medical record systems out weigh the privacy risk, and I am sure more laws will be passed. But for my money I would never trust Microsoft with this given its track record with windows and Google has stumbled around now trying to team up with a big burecratic health system. For my money I am sticking to the smaller companies like http://www.medicalrecords247.com to have the most relevant and easy to use system

]]> By: Drew Schulthess http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/09/the-future-of-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-38696 Drew Schulthess Fri, 05 Oct 2007 13:52:53 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/09/21/the-future-of-is-health-on-the-net/#comment-38696 Hi Amy, Good posts on the conference, its been fun touring all the neat sites. One really interesting site you touched base on in the 'Coming Soon' section of your post is <a target="_blank" href="http://doublecheckmd.com." rel="nofollow">http://doublecheckmd.com.</a> Why is this going to be so important? FDA, Center for Evaluation and Research: -Adverse drug reactions are the fourth leading cause of death; -There are over two million serious Adverse Drug Reactions each year; -Adverse drug reactions account for approximately 100,000 deaths each year; With so many prescription drugs on the market doctors and patients don't have enough time to search for all the potential ADR’s. DoubleCheckmd makes finding drug-related problems fast and easy. Because DCMD identifies drug-related problems in a fraction of the time it would take other systems, DCMD is helping people recognize drug side effects that would otherwise have been missed for lack of time. What is really unique about this tool and sets it apart from other sites available is its ability to do syptom and drug interaction analysis using Natural Language Technology(NLR); NLR that enables the system to understand symptoms as the user naturally describes them. Everybody explains how they feel differently, so essentially, this system will be able to understand what users are saying an provide amazingly accurate results. The site is available for a beta preview right now. I would really like to hear what you have to say about it, I think it is going to help a lot of individuals and save lives. I hope you find it as exciting as I do! Hi Amy,

Good posts on the conference, its been fun touring all the neat sites.

One really interesting site you touched base on in the ‘Coming Soon’ section of your post is http://doublecheckmd.com. Why is this going to be so important?

FDA, Center for Evaluation and Research:

-Adverse drug reactions are the fourth leading cause of death;
-There are over two million serious Adverse Drug Reactions each year;
-Adverse drug reactions account for approximately 100,000 deaths each year;

With so many prescription drugs on the market doctors and patients don’t have enough time to search for all the potential ADR’s.

DoubleCheckmd makes finding drug-related problems fast and easy. Because DCMD identifies drug-related problems in a fraction of the time it would take other systems, DCMD is helping people recognize drug side effects that would otherwise have been missed for lack of time. What is really unique about this tool and sets it apart from other sites available is its ability to do syptom and drug interaction analysis using Natural Language Technology(NLR); NLR that enables the system to understand symptoms as the user naturally describes them. Everybody explains how they feel differently, so essentially, this system will be able to understand what users are saying an provide amazingly accurate results.

The site is available for a beta preview right now. I would really like to hear what you have to say about it, I think it is going to help a lot of individuals and save lives. I hope you find it as exciting as I do!

]]> By: Miriam Bookey http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/09/the-future-of-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-38695 Miriam Bookey Fri, 28 Sep 2007 17:52:05 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/09/21/the-future-of-is-health-on-the-net/#comment-38695 Hi Amy ~ I'm surprised and disappointed you didn't get any search results. When I clicked on the conditions tab at xoova.com, typed in diabetes, and entered san francisco, ca, I got 190+ results [<a target="_blank" href="http://www.xoova.com/search?g=san+francisco%2C+ca&s=&t=diabetes&q=&z=2&page=1]." rel="nofollow">http://www.xoova.com/search?g=san+francisco%2C+ca&s=&t=diabetes&q=&z=2&page=1].</a> We'll soon have a much simpler search (no tabs!) that will eliminate the "no responses." Please come visit us again. All my best, Miriam Bookey Xoova Hi Amy ~

I’m surprised and disappointed you didn’t get any search results. When I clicked on the conditions tab at xoova.com, typed in diabetes, and entered san francisco, ca, I got 190+ results [http://www.xoova.com/search?g=san+francisco%2C+ca&s=&t=diabetes&q=&z=2&page=1. We’ll soon have a much simpler search (no tabs!) that will eliminate the “no responses.” Please come visit us again.

All my best,
Miriam Bookey
Xoova

]]> By: iri http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/09/the-future-of-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-38694 iri Tue, 25 Sep 2007 04:23:06 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/09/21/the-future-of-is-health-on-the-net/#comment-38694 Hi Amy, I really liked your post regarding the conference. I'll keep you posted on new developments on iMedix. Hi Amy,

I really liked your post regarding the conference. I’ll keep you posted on new developments on iMedix.

]]> By: Vicki http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/09/the-future-of-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-38693 Vicki Mon, 24 Sep 2007 18:09:55 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/09/21/the-future-of-is-health-on-the-net/#comment-38693 There's already an excellent website where you can check drug interactions. It's at www.rxlist.com There’s already an excellent website where you can check drug interactions. It’s at

http://www.rxlist.com

]]> By: AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/09/the-future-of-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-38692 AmyT Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:55:04 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/09/21/the-future-of-is-health-on-the-net/#comment-38692 Welcome, Bohemian. The beginning is scary, but you are going to be OK. PLEASE give yourself more than 5 days to get on track! And yes, blurry vision is very typical when your sugars are so out of whack. Welcome, Bohemian. The beginning is scary, but you are going to be OK.

PLEASE give yourself more than 5 days to get on track! And yes, blurry vision is very typical when your sugars are so out of whack.

]]> By: A Bohemian Knitter http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/09/the-future-of-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-38691 A Bohemian Knitter Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:38:36 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/09/21/the-future-of-is-health-on-the-net/#comment-38691 I was just diagnosed as a diabetic after arriving at an ER with blood sugar of 624. I'm stll in shock, but I very determinedly brought my sugars down to th 100's (below 120) in 5 days. But then my vision went blurry and it's scaring me death. I was told that ths is a normal thing at first, but it's still scary. Anyway, I just bookmarked this blog....I'm going to need a lot of education. I was just diagnosed as a diabetic after arriving at an ER with blood sugar of 624.

I’m stll in shock, but I very determinedly brought my sugars down to th 100’s (below 120) in 5 days.

But then my vision went blurry and it’s scaring me death. I was told that ths is a normal thing at first, but it’s still scary.

Anyway, I just bookmarked this blog….I’m going to need a lot of education.

]]> By: Scott http://www.diabetesmine.com/2007/09/the-future-of-i.html/comment-page-1#comment-38690 Scott Sat, 22 Sep 2007 02:06:36 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2007/09/21/the-future-of-is-health-on-the-net/#comment-38690 Amy, I have to agree with Sri, the the issue of privacy remains unresolved, but I have to add, that it goes well beyond the web frontier to our personal medical records. This year, a GAO report found that the NIH had made only marginal progress at addressing the issue of health privacy, and we lack any of the same protections we are entitled to regarding our credit reports ... why, and why is it that the tech people seem woefully unconcerned about this issue, as do our legislators? These issues need to be addressed before we march down the path of having electronic medical records, yet even my fellow diabetes patients seem blissfully ignorant of these issues. Amy, I have to agree with Sri, the the issue of privacy remains unresolved, but I have to add, that it goes well beyond the web frontier to our personal medical records. This year, a GAO report found that the NIH had made only marginal progress at addressing the issue of health privacy, and we lack any of the same protections we are entitled to regarding our credit reports … why, and why is it that the tech people seem woefully unconcerned about this issue, as do our legislators? These issues need to be addressed before we march down the path of having electronic medical records, yet even my fellow diabetes patients seem blissfully ignorant of these issues.

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