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2013 Scientific Computing With Python Conference (SciPy 2013)
The scientific computing in Python community has been rapidly blossoming over the years thanks to its ability to quickly analyze data in an interactive way, and for its ability to act a glue language that integrates code and data from a variety of environments. [...] Read More »
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2013: The Tipping Point In Health Care
In the health care industry, 2013 will be a huge year: the perfect storm of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the fiscal cliff and long-term deficit reduction, consumer dissatisfaction, and higher costs mean it’s a year when results matter.
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2014 Budget Request: Veterans Affairs
Under President Obama's fiscal 2014 budget request, information technology systems at the Veterans Affairs Department would receive a total discretionary budget authority of $3.683 billion. That means the budget for IT systems would be 15.16 percent more than the current year amount under the continuing resolution when accounting for inflation... Read More »
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2014: Our Most Ambitious Year Yet
We want to say thank you to all of our users and supporters for a tremendous and inspiring 2013. [...] By these and many other metrics, 2013 was our biggest year to date. But 2014 is shaping up to be even bigger. We kicked off the year with a team retreat to dream, plan and prioritize some of our biggest and best features and products to date. Read More »
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2017 Emerges as Pivotal Year for FHIR Interoperability Standard
Health Level Seven International’s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) application programming interface is moving closer to becoming a mature standard, with the “normative” version slated for release sometime in 2017. Standards are widely perceived as providing the greatest potential for achieving national health IT interoperability in the near future. In particular, FHIR is seen by industry stakeholders as a promising solution to the complex interoperability challenges that are confronting healthcare organizations...
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2050 Deadline For Tuberculosis
It has been a challenge for the government of India to come up with a new drug to cure tuberculosis and scientists at IICT are keeping their fingers crossed as the new combination of PA824 moxifloxacin and pyrazinamide under the Open Source Drug Discovery has successfully entered phase-II of clinical trial. Read More »
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22 Years Later, The Linux And Open Source "Cancer" Is Wonderfully Benign
Linux just turned 22 and the open source revolution it sparked is just getting started, two experts suggest. Read More »
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23 European Cloud Technology Companies form the European Cloud Industrial Alliance (EUCLIDIA)
Today, 23 European companies have announced the creation of the European Cloud Industrial Alliance (EUCLIDIA) formed by independent European original technology manufacturers, for the promotion of digital independence and strategic autonomy...EUCLIDIA will carry the voice of European cloud technology innovators. Its members are all European-based with the majority of shareholders being European. Its mission is to provide lawmakers and policy makers with the field expertise and vision that will reinforce policies that accelerate the adoption and development of leading cloud technologies made in Europe. Such policies should reflect European values such as the protection of privacy and the promotion of fair competition while enabling European cloud industries to be competitive.
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23% Of Medical Practices Considering EHR Switch, Survey Reveals
A new survey of nearly 17,000 active electronic health records (EHR) system users found that about 23% of currently implemented physician practices are frustrated enough to consider switching vendors. Read More »
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25 Year Technology Veteran Jack L. Shaffer, Jr. Joins KRM Associates, Inc. As Chief Operations Officer
KRM Associates, Inc., a leader in health information technology development, today announced that Jack L. Shaffer, Jr. has been hired as Chief Operations Officer and will join its executive management team. Read More »
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27 Statistics On Ambulatory EHRs, Practice Management Solutions
Forty-six percent of U.S. physician groups plan to join a health information exchange, according to the "5th Annual U.S. Ambulatory Electronic Health Record & Practice Management Study," released by HIMSS Analytics, a non-profit subsidiary of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society. Read More »
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2D Barcodes Can Save Money And Streamline EHR Implementation
The use of 2D barcodes for vaccines improves the accuracy of medical records and transfers patient information directly into an EHR system; providing healthcare savings is the next step Read More »
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3 Big Lessons From The Top Techies Rebooting The Government
"We usually think of instigators as people who causes trouble," Patil says. And in some ways, this is exactly what the band of tech outsiders rebooting the government is doing. They've boldly entered the world's largest bureaucracy with the goal of shaking things up, making services run more efficiently for the American people and introducing fresh new ways of doing things. In many ways, their work threatens the status quo. But Patil believes that instigators have a valuable role to play...
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3 Cloud Sweet Spots In Healthcare
A recent MarketsandMarkets report forecasts cloud computing in healthcare to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 20.5 percent from 2012 to 2017. Although cloud computing offers significant advantages to healthcare organizations and other stakeholders, security of patient information, interoperability and compliance with government regulations are some of the factors that are slowing down the market, according to the report. Read More »
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3 Health IT Must-Haves For Natural Disaster Preparedness
Responding to disasters is something every healthcare institution needs to be ready for. From hurricanes to snowstorms to wildfires, having a plan in place and technology to back it up is critical to an effective response. Read More »
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