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Kentucky moves forward with health information exchange program
Governor's Office Press Release:
Gov. Steve Beshear and Lt. Gov. Daniel Mongiardo have announced that Kentucky is moving forward with the creation of a statewide health information exchange – an initiative that will position the commonwealth as a national leader in e-health.
The move comes as President-elect Barack Obama is pledging to spend billions in stimulus dollars on e-health, an area that Lt. Gov. Mongiardo has been a leader in for several years.
“While all states–including Kentucky–are looking for ‘shovel-ready’ projects as part of a proposed federal stimulus, we are looking for innovative and groundbreaking ways to implement health technology – technology that will save lives and significantly reduce costs,” Gov. Beshear said. “This initiative – to create a statewide information exchange – is an important first step in making Kentucky a national leader in the emerging e-health movement.”
Lt. Gov. Mongiardo, a practicing physician, agreed, saying that “health information technology is the first thing on the list and the only thing on the horizon to both significantly reduce cost and to improve the quality of health care for our citizens in Kentucky and across the country.”
Monday, January 5, 2009
Premature birth 'link' to mental illness
From The Age:
A study of premature babies has revealed a link between pre-term births and mental illness, which an expert says has implications for the way mothers and babies should be treated.
The Swedish study of more than 500,000 babies showed infants born very early, between 24 and 28 weeks, were more than twice as likely to be admitted to hospital for a psychiatric disorder in their early 20s than those born at full term.
The study by researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institute showed 5.5 per cent of those born very early had been admitted to hospital for a psychiatric disorder, compared to 2.4 per cent of those born at full-term.
The psychiatric conditions included mood disorders, stress-related complaints and suicide attempts or deaths.
Even those in the moderate prematurity group, born at 33 to 36 weeks, were at risk with three per cent having been admitted to hospital for a psychiatric disorder.
The study, which followed up premature babies born from 1973 to 1979 through their medical records, made adjustments for other mental illness risk factors including family history and low socioeconomic status.
A study of premature babies has revealed a link between pre-term births and mental illness, which an expert says has implications for the way mothers and babies should be treated.
The Swedish study of more than 500,000 babies showed infants born very early, between 24 and 28 weeks, were more than twice as likely to be admitted to hospital for a psychiatric disorder in their early 20s than those born at full term.
The study by researchers at Sweden's Karolinska Institute showed 5.5 per cent of those born very early had been admitted to hospital for a psychiatric disorder, compared to 2.4 per cent of those born at full-term.
The psychiatric conditions included mood disorders, stress-related complaints and suicide attempts or deaths.
Even those in the moderate prematurity group, born at 33 to 36 weeks, were at risk with three per cent having been admitted to hospital for a psychiatric disorder.
The study, which followed up premature babies born from 1973 to 1979 through their medical records, made adjustments for other mental illness risk factors including family history and low socioeconomic status.
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