Epidemiologist Joel Selanikio has used the explosion in mobile phone technology and the World Wide Web to deliver more effective public health services throughout the developing world. Dr. Selanikio and his organization DataDyne.org are making a difference by improving the medical information available to public health programs in under-served areas of the world. VOA’s Francis Alanzo has a profile for this week’s “Making a Difference” series.

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Paul Contino, former Vice President, Information Technology, Mount Sinai Medical Center, discusses market directions for health information exchange in this Smart Card Alliance Expert Series interview. Mr. Contino looks at expected activities in 2011, comments on how stakeholders are dealing with the balance between the need for privacy and security in healthcare identity and the innovation and progress goals being set for the electronic exchange of healthcare information, and discusses other technologies that impact electronic health records. Mr. Contino concludes by discussing the largest challenges to the health information exchange movement.

This video is one of a series of interviews that are part of the Smart Card Alliance Expert Series.

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This is a Genuine G-Shot created and posted to help save the Del Martin-Phyllis Lyon Heath Services Clinic which targets and serves San Francisco’s lesbian, bisexual woman and the transgendered.
Please COPY and PASTE this YouTUBE VIDEO http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4fKsD4jSFY and this announcement on:
– Lyon-Martin Health Services Announces Fundraising Appeal – http://www.lyon-martin.org/ –
SAN FRANCISCO – January 26th, 2011 – Lyon-Martin yesterday announced its intentions to close its doors due to financial crisis. A community forum, organized

in response to yesterday’s announcement, has generated grassroots mobilization and fundraising aimed at keeping Lyon-Martin’s services available to its

nearly 2,500 patients. “We’re thrilled at the response we’ve gotten from key decision makers in San Francisco, and from the overwhelming community support

pouring in,” said Dawn Harbatkin, the clinic’s Interim Executive Director. “The community’s actions show how important Lyon-Martin’s survival is to so many

people.” Since the press release yesterday, the clinic had already raised $28,000 in donations and pledges. The immediate overall goal is $250,000.

Lyon-Martin provided care to almost 2,500 patients in 2010. 42% of these patients are queer identified, 33% of these patients are people of color, 17% are

homeless or marginally housed and 84% live below 200% of the federal poverty level.
Without Lyon-Martin:
*7 women would have had their breast cancer advance undiagnosed.
*20 patients would have had their HIV viral load increase, risking advancement to AIDS and spread of HIV to others.
*Nearly 100 patients would have had their diabetes go out of control, risking blindness, limb loss and kidney failure.
*150 people would have had their abnormal pap smears progress to cervical cancer.
*More than 400 transgender patients would have had to buy black market hormones.
*Nearly 2,500 people would not have had the necessary information to answer the question, “How are you?”

“The outcry from the Bay Area, across the nation, and around the world has been overwhelming,” said Lauren Winter, the President of the Board of Directors.

“We’re hoping that with support from enough people, none of Lyon-Martin’s patients will have to go without the compassionate care the clinic provides.” Ms.

Winter has personally raised more than $50,000 from friends and family in the past 24 hours.

Dr. Harbatkin is working with the board to create a closure plan that ensures that the clinic’s patients can safely and smoothly transfer care to other

appropriate providers. In the meantime, the clinic will continue to see patients.

Lyon-Martin needs to raise at least $250,000 to reduce immediate debts and be able to continue providing invaluable health care to its patients. Should that

happen, Lyon-Martin may be able to re-organize rather than close. To this end the clinic will continue to accept donations and pledges. “We’re looking to

community members to support us at this time,” said Harbatkin. “Any money raised will be used to help reduce our debt in hopes of continuing patient care.”

Community membersinterested in answering Lyon-Martin’s appeal for emergency funding can take one of the following steps:
1-Donate online at www.lyon-martin.org. Lyon-Martin Health Services is a 501c3 organization, and all contributions are tax deductible to the extent of the law, 2-Send a donation via check to: 1748 Market Street, Suite 201, San Francisco, CA 94102, 3-Make a donation over the phone by calling 415-901-7131, 4-Attend Lyon-Martin’s fundraising event Sunday, February 13th from 6-9pm. The evening will include food from Queer Food for Love, drink, and a silent auction

worth thousands. Tickets are available online ONLY at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/140886, 5-Attend other fundraising events, 6-Spread the word in person and via social media by reposting this video on your website home pages, walls such as on Facebook, MySpace, Tribe, etc.

Media/Other Inquiries Contact: Lauren Winter, Board President, lauren@lauren-winter.com, 510-390-6508.

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Peggy McKee, www.phcconsulting.com, the medical sales recruiter, gives 5 tips for the hiring sales manager to increase the quality of his hires (sales reps, sales, account executive, national accounts manager, inside sales). These tips include vigilance about reference checking, looking for the “tells”, meeting the prospective hire several times, and results decision making.

http://www.phcconsulting.com/customized-consulting-services.htm

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This video presents a model for how to reform health care in 2012. In this model, every US citizen chooses a healthcare card. The health care card stores medical information and the money to pay for health care. Individuals control their health care money instead of insurance companies or government.

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Cenk Uygur (host of The Young Turks) hosting MSNBC Live on insanely high profits by health insurance companies.

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National Medical Logistics is an industry neutral organization focusing on reducing the costs of Healthcare, by improving supply chain efficiency. This short video focuses on opportunities for providers to take greater control of the supply chain through Self Distribution.

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Watch more at http://www.theyoungturks.com

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7 quick tips to prevent Seniors from falling at home by Howard Feldman of Pioneer Emergency Medical Alarms.
Visit is online at http://www.pioneeremergency.com or call Toll Free 800-274-8274 to get more information about getting your parents safe in their home.
http://www.pioneeremergency.com/medical-alert-systems/

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ClaimLinx in Cincinnati Ohio has helped business owners save millions of dollars on their health insurance. No company is too large or too small to take advantage of our money-saving ideas. In this downturned economy everyone deserves to saved money. We can show you how. Meet. Talk. Save. Join others who have saved 10-80% on their health insurance. Visit our website at www.claimlinx.com for more information.

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