One suggestion [is] that a mapping exercise [is] needed to plot what is happening, where, and with what results..."  In response, I have created the SMS in Action Crowdmap intended to map on-going and pilot SMS-based programs and projects underway around the world that are contributing to the social good. Read More »

On August 2, the HRH Global Resource Center officially launched its eLearning program at an online event hosted in Chapel Hill, NC, and highlighted the program’s first eLearning course, iHRIS Administrator: Level 1. Read More »

Drought, conflict and rising food prices have put the lives of millions of people in the Horn of Africa at risk. Today, on World Humanitarian Day, citizens and governments alike are looking for ways to help victims of the East Africa drought. Read More »

There are encouraging signs for Android tablets, including release of the tablet-friendly Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), strong early sales for the ASUS Eee Pad Transformer, and critical acclaim for the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. But these positive signals have yet to translate into a robust inventory of Android tablet applications. Read More »

I’ve been invited back to speak at the Medical Device Connectivity Conference, one of the best practical and “get the job done” kind conferences that I attend all year. Read More »

Mobile medical apps promise to help people manage chronic diseases by putting information in people's hands. The question is: Will progress be hampered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) getting into the act? Read More »

If you haven't upgraded your Wi-Fi network in a while, you may be falling behind your competitors. Healthcare use of mobile devices is driving explosive growth in Wi-Fi investment around the country, according to a new report from ABI Research. Read More »

Even as some health information exchange projects fail, others are rising to take their place, and some are quite large. The two latest examples are regional HIEs in western Pennsylvania and southern California. The ClinicalConnect exchange in Pennsylvania will include nine of the area's health care systems. Read More »

Those of you keeping a close eye on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and its activities might have noticed the advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) that was published on Tuesday, August 9, 2011, requesting public input on a set of proposed metadata standards recommended to ONC by the HIT Standards Committee. Read More »

HHS' Rural Health Information Technology Task Force, has been working with the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure that rural healthcare providers can use USDA's Rural Development grants and loans to support the acquisition of health IT. Read More »