> The World Health Organization has updated its H1N1 recommendations, suggesting that pregnant women, children 10 or older and other adults get single doses of the H1N1 vaccine. Article [1]
> More on the H1N1 front: The state of Rhode Island says that it's the first in the U.S. to track such outbreaks using e-prescribing data. FierceEMR [2]
> U.S. researchers have introduced a new smartphone, based on an interactive gaming system, whose design is intended to help elderly Chinese patients manage their diabetes. Article [3]
> Is your facility still struggling with how to get involved with social media, or fighting the trend entirely? Hospital Impact contributor Nancy Cawley Jean shares a few tips on how to relieve the fears of execs who aren't comfortable with the new medium. Blog [4]
And Finally... This is a meatball you (and a busload of friends) can really sink your teeth into. Article [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/10/31/WHO-updates-H1N1-recommendations/UPI-14581256970835/
[2] http://www.fierceemr.com/story/rhode-island-tracking-h1n1-outbreaks-e-prescribing-data/2009-10-29
[3] http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/11/02/Smartphones-give-helpgames-to-diabetics/UPI-86671257145037/
[4] http://www.hospitalimpact.org/index.php/2009/11/01/convincing_administrators_that_social_me
[5] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091102/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_largest_meatball;_ylt=AixzDdMiI4KtVsk53rFkGwftiBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJvbHViMmU2BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMTAyL3VzX29kZF9sYXJnZXN0X21lYXRiYWxsBGNwb3MDMQRwb3MDMwRzZWMDeW5fdG9wX3N0b3J5BHNsawNmdWxsbmJzcHN0b3I-