About CDC’s Epi Info Community Edition

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

An Open Source Health IT Release

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According to John Moore of Government Health IT, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], here in Atlanta, just released an open-source version of its software for epidemiological analysis. 

 

History of Epi Info

CDC’s Epi Info originated as a disk-operating system [DOS program] in the 1980s, when epidemiologists sought a PC-based tool to analyze disease outbreaks. The open-source, pre-beta version, named Epi Info Community Edition, marks the beginning of a rewrite of the Epi Info tool suite in the C# programming language. The open source edition also aims to cultivate a wider community of developers www.HealthDictionarySeries.com

Assessment

The CDC has made Epi Info Community Edition available via CodePlex, Microsoft’s open source project hosting Web site.

Conclusion

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Posted on December 17, 2008 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

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Long-Term Versus Custodial Healthcare

Posted on December 17, 2008 by Dr. David Edward Marcinko MBA MEd CMP™

Understanding the Domestic Model of Medical Care

By Dr. David Edward Marcinko; MBA, CMP™

By Thomas A. Muldowney; MSFS, CLU, ChFC, CFP®, AIF®, CMP™

By Hope Rachel Hetico; RN, MHA, CPHQ™, CMP™

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Doctors, nurses, economists, insurance consultants and financial advisors [FAs] increasingly make a distinction between “healthcare” and “custodial care.” Too often for patients however, health and custodial services are combined and confusingly referred to as health services. The problem with this is that people often focus only on health problems and not on the serious long-term physical and financial consequences associated with these different conditions.

US Model of Care

The US medical model tries to have patients “get well” soon. Typical medical services are often “medically necessary”; short term; acute; and may include hospital stays, major operations, some skilled care to recuperate and other ongoing skilled treatment, and medications.

Dementia and Impaired Cognition

In contrast, many elder health problems are incurable and chronic. These conditions require custodial care. Seniors who have chronic or disabling conditions need full-time live-in assistance, instead of the standard short visits by care providers.

For example, today in the United States, there are about 4 million people with Alzheimer’s or other dementia who are suffering from what is referred to as cognitive impairment. Cognitive impairment is one of the major risks of aging and a source of concern for many seniors. Other conditions that limit a senior’s ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs) include accidents, blindness, cancer, diabetes, dialysis, emphysema, heart disease, osteoporosis, Parkinson’s disease, rheumatism, strokes, or a combination of these conditions.

Assessment

The gerontologists and hospitalists were perhaps the first medical professionals to appreciate this distinction; years ago.  Nevertheless,people with these conditions may need many years of LTC services.

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