The nation’s new Federal CIO Steve VanRoekel unveiled on Tuesday his “Future First” agenda, which emphasized the need to change the way government procures software and sets policy: In the end, we can’t build a 21st century government without fundamentally changing how we invest in technology. Read More »

A new type of clinical trial now undergoing testing at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Boston Healthcare System will likely be of interest to emerging accountable care organizations (ACOs) as well as the drug companies that court them. Read More »

Barack Obama has spent most of his first term as president wrestling with three enormous tasks: kick-starting the economy to create jobs again; standing the banking sector back on its feet; and providing health care to the 40 million Americans who lack insurance. He’s made progress on all these fronts. Read More »

An open innovation design competition in Haiti has yielded housing prototypes that can potentially reduce disease transmission. Read More »

I was able to take SESL on a public spin at the Bio-ITWorld meeting last week in Hannover, and it was very well received. Read More »

Electronic health records are only a beginning of sorts. Although a top priority for providers, the meaningful use of EHRs is not the end goal – rather, the health data that EHRs make more accessible stands to unleash a wave of applications, products and services that ultimately catalyze improvements in health care, delivery and outcomes for both individual and population health. Read More »

It’s the space between the organisational chart, where the real innovation happens. It’s also a great definition for what we see in Africa, and it’s one reason why it’s one of the most exciting places to be a technology entrepreneur today. Read More »

With the recent opening of our Dublin Lab and the impending launch of Palo Alto, it’s a good time to take a look at progress since we started @dogpatchlabs a couple of years ago. Read More »

The Office of Management and Budget should give federal agencies better guidance on what counts as an information technology investment and what doesn't and demand more information on what they're doing to reduce duplicative IT spending, a watchdog said Wednesday. Read More »

I mean no disrespect to the people who crafted the 800-plus pages of the HITECH meaningful use regulations, but I am only half-joking when I offer a slightly abbreviated vision of MU: Read More »