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Windows: It's Over
You can think Windows 8 will evolve into something better, but the numbers show that Windows is coming to a dead end. Read More »
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Winner Of The 2012 Government Big Data Solutions Award
The Government Big Data Solutions Award was established to highlight innovative solutions and facilitate the exchange of best practices, lessons learned and creative ideas for addressing Big Data challenges. The Top Five Nominees of 2012 were chosen for criteria that included: Read More »
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Winners And Losers In Business Open-Source Software
We all know that Linux, Apache and Samba are vital for business data center servers, Web servers and file and print servers respectively in businesses both large and small. What you may not know though what's trending below the top-tier of open-source software. That's where OpenLogic, an enterprise open-source software provider and consultants comes in. Read More »
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Winners And Losers With The 21st Century Cures Bill
A sprawling health bill that passed the Senate Thursday by a 94 to 5 vote and is expected to gain President Obama's signature is a grab bag for industries, academic institutions and patient groups that spent oodles of time and money lobbying to advance their interests. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell calls it "the most important legislation that Congress will pass this year." Who wins and who loses? Here's the rundown of what's at stake in the 21st Century Cures Act...
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Winning The Healthcare Olympics
Healthcare is an area where the US should be the world Olympic leader but we are not. To understand why, let’s look at some of the critical metrics... Read More »
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Wireless Feature Disabled On Pacemaker To Stop Hackers From Assassinating Cheney
To eliminate the chance of Dick Cheney's heart being hacked, doctors disabled the wireless functionality on his implanted defibrillator. Read More »
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Wireless Learning: How Mobile Technology Is Transforming Classrooms And Empowering Young Women In Jordan
Technology in classrooms often seems like an add-on, an extra luxury for developed education systems. But, as Edith Saldivar explains in today’s Digital Diversity, IT can help students all over the world learn in entirely new ways. [...] Read More »
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Wisconsin Political Peace?
There's still not a lot of amity between the two parties in the Wisconsin Statehouse following a bruising budget battle this past month. Read More »
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Wisconsin Reps Try to Derail VA/Defense Open Source Health Records System
Five members of the Wisconsin congressional delegation asked the Veterans Affairs and Defense departments to consider using a single commercial system for their new electronic health records, a move that could benefit one of the state's largest employers, software company Epic Systems Corp. VA said it plans to stick with the open source approach it announced last month, but experts say the lawmakers' query could potentially delay the new system.
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With Affordable Care Act, Canceled Policies For New York Professionals
Many in New York’s professional and cultural elite have long supported President Obama’s health care plan. But now, to their surprise, thousands of writers, opera singers, music teachers, photographers, doctors, lawyers and others are learning that their health insurance plans are being canceled and they may have to pay more to get comparable coverage, if they can find it. Read More »
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With Any Luck, You Don’t Have An Open Source Policy!
With component usage skyrocketing, shouldn't every organization have an open source governance policy? My experience shows this is not the case. And as a developer, if you don't have a policy, consider yourself lucky! Read More »
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With Apple consulting Argonaut Project on health records, interoperability could get the push it needs
Apple is said to be working with the Argonaut Project to integrate more electronic health data with the iPhone, a move experts say could go a long way towards advancing medical record interoperability. Participants in the Argonaut Project – an HL7-led initiative focused on expanding the use of open standards for health data exchange, notably HL7's FHIR specification – are some of the industry’s most notable vendors and providers: Accenture, athenahealth, Cerner, Epic, McKesson, Meditech, Surescripts, The Advisory Board Company, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston Children's Hospital, Intermountain Healthcare, Mayo Clinic, Partners HealthCare...
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With Elections Awash in Cash, There’s Plenty of Blame to Go Around
David Axelrod, President Obama’s political strategist, recently invoked a common perception about the 2012 campaign by blaming the Supreme Court for empowering 21st-century “robber barons trying to take over the government.” Read More »
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With Kickstarter Funding, FOIA Machine Wants To Help Fix Public Records
FOIA Machine, a platform that aims to streamline the process of tracking of filing and tracking public record requests, has raised more than $29,000 on Kickstarter — exceeding its funding goal by more than $10,000. Read More »
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With MU Deadline Approaching, Feds Publish Useful Primer
It’s funny how deadlines can focus the mind. For example, healthcare providers who want to make the most financially of the HITECH incentives need to begin by the end of this year, and many providers still aren’t clear on the necessary steps.
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