A Frontline Driver at Crossroads

A Frontline Driver at Crossroads

c 2011 The Korean Society of Medical Informatics has been recognized as the most medical IT-strong nation worldwide. As of now, a few leading university hospitals start implementing Electronic Medical Record (EMR), for which government funded research related to Electronic Health Record (EHR) is under consideration. We are proud to say that behind every great achievements in medical IT, KOSMI w...

Colposcopy at a crossroads.

New cervical cancer prevention strategies are arising from rapidly improving insight into human papillomavirus (HPV) natural history and cervical carcinogenesis, challenging the conventional roles of cytology and colposcopically directed biopsy as the reference standards of screening and diagnosis, respectively. HPV testing has high sensitivity but mediocre specificity and positive predictive v...

Wireless at a Crossroads

As they say, all good things must come to an end. After years of record profits and soaring subscriber numbers, the U.S. wireless market is now becoming saturated, with over 90% of adults in the U.S. owning a cell phone, according to Pew Research Center. The heady growth cannot continue without another swell of innovation spurring new sales, which does not appear immediately forthcoming. Pundit...

Managed care at a crossroads.

At the frontline

released in June predict warmer, drier summers for the UK and milder, wetter winters. The report, presented by environment secretary Hilary Benn, gives three different scenarios with detailed results for the corresponding climate in the 2020s, 2050s, and 2080s. In the worst-case scenario, i.e. if Copenhagen fails and not much is done to curb emissions, the hottest summer days could end up being...