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ICE Releases Documents Detailing Electronic Surveillance Problems . . . And Then Demands Them Back A Year Later
This is a first for us in all of EFF's history of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation—Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has demanded we return records it gave us more than a year ago. [...] [It] seems that ICE simply wants to stymie further FOIA requests from EFF as we try to get answers about the government's electronic surveillance procedures. Read More »
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iControlPad2 Open Source Controller Being Funded By Kickstarter
After helping to fund independent projects like the unique e-paper Pebble watch and the Android-based Ouya video game console, Kickstarter is being used to fund another desirable project called the iControlPad2. Don’t be misled by its name, though — this is a universal remote control designed to work on everything from iPads to Windows computers. Read More »
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iCow Launch With Safaricom
As readers of our blog will know, we have been supporting Kenyan agricultural start-up, iCow, for a while. Yesterday, they announced the details of their partnership with leading mobile operator Safaricom. Here is our take on iCow’s journey to date [...]. Read More »
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ICSA Labs Invites EHR Technology Developers To Participate In Pilot Tests For 2014 Edition Certification Criteria
ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, is calling for qualified Electronic Health Record (EHR) technology developers of both Complete EHRs and EHR Modules to participate in a pilot program for the new 2014 Edition certification criteria. Read More »
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ICSA Labs Is Set To Begin Testing And Certifying Electronic Health Records To Ensure They Comply With Latest Federal Requirements
ICSA Labs, an independent division of Verizon, is now officially authorized and accredited to begin certifying electronic health records for the next stage of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Meaningful Use requirements. Read More »
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ICT Delivering 45% Reduction In Mortality Rates – Great News From The UK
I was very pleased to read recently about the promising results of a programme in the UK which shows the enormous potential if we integrate ICT into health care more deeply. Read More »
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ICT for Health to Close PACS Registration by 8th of March
ICT for Health announced earlier closure of registration on its 6th PACS seminar in the Middle East. Registration is open till the end of this week. Read More »
ICT Strategy Promises To Save Millions
A new strategy, which the government says will save millions that are currently wasted on public sector ICT, was published by the Cabinet Office today. Read More »
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Ideas For Innovators
Alex Fair, founder and CEO of MedStartr.com, says you must listen and ask the right questions. Read More »
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IEEE and UL to Develop a Standard for Wireless Diabetes Device Security Provided by DTS
UL (Underwriters Laboratories Inc.) and IEEE recently signed a Joint Standard Development agreement to develop a consensus-based standard for wireless diabetes device security. The Standard for Wireless Diabetes Device Security (DTSec) has been provided by the Diabetes Technology Society (DTS) for use in this effort. "The collaboration is a first for IEEE and UL and demonstrates a shared commitment to advance healthcare, bringing significant health benefits to patients in need, while also safeguarding their data and privacy," said Konstantinos Karachalios, Managing Director, IEEE Standards Association...
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IEEE Standards Association And W3C “Open Future Series” Champions More Collaborative, Interconnected Future During SXSW 2013
Global technology and open web standards development leaders unite to explore current and long-term implications of technologies like Augmented Reality, social robotics, and self-hacking... Read More »
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IEF: Open Source Hardware To Muscle Into Data Centers
Open-source hardware, much of it produced by new players in the computing market, is likely to become the main beneficiary of the the massive spend on cloud-computing infrastructure rather than the established enterprise-computing suppliers, LSI fellow Rob Ober told delegates the International Electronics Forum in Bratislava today. Read More »
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iEHR Aims To Be Agile And Open
Agile techniques have gained importance as the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments try to quickly launch the integrated electronic health record, or iEHR. With more than 100 scrum teams working at once, it's a lot to coordinate, said Barclay Butler, director of the DoD-VA interagency program office. Read More »
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iEHR Time Frame 'Optimistic And Uncertain'
The 4 to 6 years Veterans Affairs Department officials have projected as the time necessary to build out a nationwide integrated electronic health record with the Defense Department is "both optimistic and uncertain," the Government Accountability Office says iEHR officials told them. Read More »
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iEHR Would Get A Shorter Leash, Under House NDAA Amendment
An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 2014 (H.R. 1960), which passed June 14, would impose reporting requirements on the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments' integrated electronic health record project, as well as stand up an advisory panel to provide additional oversight. Read More »
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