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Scientists Trying To Merge Millions Of Patient Medical RecordsThe attempt includes collecting and connecting terabytes of patient medical records from every patient recently treated at one of New York s major hospital centers. Meanwhile in Kansas, a council discusses ways to regulate so-called secondary use of patient health data. The Washington Post: S
hydro flask water bottle cientists Embark On Unprecedented Effort To Connect Millions Of Patient Medical RecordsInside an otherwise ordinary office building in lower Manhattan, government-funded scientists have begun collecting and connecting together terabytes of patient medical records in what may be one of the most radical projects in health care ever attempted. The data -- from every patient treated at one of New Yorks major hospital centers over the past few years -- include some of the most intimate details of a life. Vital signs. Diagnoses and conditions. Results of blood tests, X-rays, MRI scans. Surgeries. Insurance claims. And in some cases, links to genetic samples Cha, 4/15 .Kansas Health Institute News Service:聽 KanHIT Work Groups To Study Secondary-Use Policie
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Thursday, Jun 11 2009Previous UNAIDS Figures Overestimated HIV Prevalence Across Africa, U.N., Independent Researche
adidas campus 80s rs SayRecent studies by independent researchers and U.N. officials raise questions about whether UNAIDS accurately estimated HIV-prevalence rates in African countries over the last several years, the Washington Post reports. In 2002, the United Nations estimated Zambia to have an HIV
owala usa -prevalence rate of 21.5%. However, a study done by country officials that same year showed a prevalence rate of 15.6%. In Burundi, UNAIDS estimated a nationwide HIV prevalence rate of 8.3%, but a study done by country officials found a prevalence rate of 5.4%. Previously, UNAIDS estimates often were based on data from young, pregnant women in urban areas with prenatal clinics, the Post reports. More recent studies -- most of which were conducted by ORC Macro, a Calverton, Md.-based research corporation and partially funded by USAID -- examined HIV prevalence in 16 African countries and randomly conducted HIV tests across the countries, the Post reports. Researchers now understand that HIV rates among pregnant women in urban areas tend to be higher than among the general population, according to the Post. The newer studies also often involve two forms of blood testing, which help to avoid false-positive results that also in
stanley isolierkanne creased previous HIV-prevalence estimates. The new assessments more effectively identify HIV-prevalence disparities between rural and urban populations