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Smaller Deal On E-Health Record Angers Capitol Hill
The Obama administration pared back its plan to develop a single, integrated, electronic health- record system for the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs due to shrinking defense budgets and rising costs. Read More »
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Smaller Hospitals Ditch EHRs--But Still Not Happy
External pressure is forcing small hospitals to transition to different electronic health records systems, according to a new brief from KLAS Research. Read More »
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SMART Apps In The EHR --- This Is Progress!
Last week I had the opportunity to visit my old hometown while attending the SMART conference at Harvard Medical School (and as a bonus I got to catch up with my dad at the super-yummy Publick House in Brighton). I always have high expectations of the Ken and Zac show, but this one was even more notable than most. Read More »
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SMART Challenge and P4: Open Source Projects Look Toward the Broader Use of Health Records
In a country where doctors are still struggling to transfer basic patient information (such as continuity of care records) from one clinic to another, it may seem premature to think about seamless data exchange between a patient and multiple care organizations to support such things as real-time interventions in patient behavior and better clinical decision support. But this is precisely what medicine will need for the next breakthrough in making patients better and reducing costs.
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Smart Disclosure Makes Consumers Happier And Markets Better
The government collects reams of information that might benefit citizens, but just opening that data up to the public isn’t enough, according to a task force report released Thursday. Read More »
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SMART Health IT Project Releases Update to Its App Gallery
The SMART Health IT Project has developed an updated version of its app gallery, enabling those looking for apps based on the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources to have an easier time looking and comparing. The Computational Health Informatics Program at Boston Children’s Hospital unveiled the refreshed gallery as a beta release at this week’s HIMSS17 conference and is now live... In June 2016, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology awarded SMART Health IT a grant to support enhancement of the SMART App Gallery...
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Smart Notebooks For Linking Virtual Teams Across The Net
Kickstarter project promotes open-source, standards-based collaboration tool Read More »
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SMART On The Agenda At AMIA 2012
The AMIA 2012 Annual Symposium begins today in Chicago, where it is currently “Informatics Week” as declared by Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Read More »
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Smartphone Monitoring System Helps Pakistan Control Dengue Outbreaks
An Android-based monitoring system in Pakistan is helping to control dengue outbreaks by tracking and tagging confirmed cases and the mosquito larvae that carry the disease, according to an Oct. 30 article in Technology Review. Read More »
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Smartphone Operating Systems: The Rise Of Android, The Fall Of Windows
While Android and Apple's iOS continue to rise, the arrival of Windows Phone 8 actually saw Microsoft's share of the smartphone market fall. The race for the number three smartphone operating system is wide open. Read More »
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Smartphones Challenge Chip Limits: Mobile-Device Progress At Stake As Companies Search For New Ways To Shrink Processors
Smartphones and other devices keep getting smarter, but that may change if a key step in manufacturing computer chips isn't updated soon. Read More »
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Smartphones Improve Kenyan Disease Surveillance
Smartphones show promise in disease surveillance in the developing world because it is faster, cheaper and more accurate than traditional paper survey methods to gather disease information after the initial set–up cost. Read More »
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Smartphones Open Up Science To Everyone
That smartphone in your purse or pocket isn’t just for viewing movies and checking Facebook. By putting data collection, visualization and learning in the palm of your hand, it’s helping to transform science education and open up unprecedented opportunities for citizen science. Read More »
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SmartThings Connects Physical Objects To The Internet, That Can Be Monitored Via Apps (video)
A new open source platform called SmartThings has started its journey on the Kickstarter website, and has been designed to help you created and connect physical objects to the Internet and smartphone applications. Read More »
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SMS System Reduces Disease Spread
The Weekly Diseases Surveillance Programme designed to minimise the spread of disease outbreaks has improved since the adoption of a new system. The programme is now using the Frontline SMS Disease Surveillance System, that makes use of mobile telephony to send information through short messages. Read More »
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