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Last Mile: A Matter of Life and Death
Access to essential medicines is not only about the development and cost of pharmaceuticals but also supply chain logistics. The "last mile" plays a particularly important (and challenging) role in low- and middle-income countries, such as Uganda. Industrial and systems engineering research reveals major disparities in access to essential medicines. Although Malaria accounts for 50% of a country's morbidity and mortality, some districts only have 50% of public health facilities with regular supplies of therapies...
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Launch Of Connect 4.0 – An HIE Advancement Driven By Federal Collaboration
I am excited to announce that today, February 11, 2012, we are releasing CONNECT version 4.0, which supports the current federal IT standards and Meaningful Use Stage 2 core objectives related to the secure electronic exchange of information. Read More »
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Leeds City Council Chief Digital and Information Officer Dylan Roberts Interview - Developing 'City as a platform'
Leeds City Council Chief Digital and Information Officer Dylan Roberts is responding to cuts to council budgets by harnessing the power of technology to deliver public services in a new way. "We need to flip our thinking altogether and think about how we affect better outcomes for people," says Roberts, a high-flyer in the 2017 CIO 100...
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Let The Left Hand Know What The Right Is Doing: A Vision For Care Coordination And Electronic Health Records
Despite the potential for electronic health records to help providers coordinate care, the current marketplace has failed to provide adequate solutions. [...] Read More »
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Let’s Stop Focusing On Shiny Gadgets And Start Using Tech To Empower People
Two weeks ago, [Red Burns] passed away. But much more needs to be said about one of the smartest, gutsiest women I ever knew, and about what she thought about education, technology, design … and life. Read More »
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Levin Confirmed to Speak at FedScoop's MobileGov Summit
Veterans Affairs Senior Advisor to the Secretary & CTO Dr. Peter Levin is confirmed to speak at FedScoop’s 2nd Annual MobileGov Summit. MobileGov is a one of kind gathering of the most influential government and tech industry thought leaders and will be held on Thursday, February 23, 2012, at Hotel Monaco, located in Washington, D.C.
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Linux Development Report: Mobile Vendors Storm The Linux Bazaar
Linux kernel development is more mobile and more commercial every day. Cause for concern... or celebration? Read More »
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Linux Foundation And OpenBEL Collaboration Has Potential To Advance Science
A new Linux Foundation Collaborative Project has the potential to advance science through the use of open source software. Read More »
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LinuxCon Europe Keynoter Catarina Mota Talks Open Source Hardware
We kick off our LinuxCon Europe Q&A series today with keynote speaker and openMaterials Co-founder Catarina Mota. Mota shares some really interesting insights with us on open hardware, her favorite projects and how open hardware compares to open source software. Read More »
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Madeleine Ball: An Inspiration In Open Medicine And Free Software
Madeleine Ball is an inspiration to anyone who thinks individuals should control the software and medical information that define our lives. I’m happy to honor her for this year’s Ada Lovelace Day, when we share the stories of women in science, technology, engineering, and math that inspire us. Read More »
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Make Things 'Til You Make It at Colorado's "Blowing Things Up Lab"
Recently while reading a tweet from the Blowing Things Up Lab, I learned about Emily Daub, a maker and college student who designed a running shirt that helps runners be more visible to motorists—my daughter is a runner so this sounds like a great idea to me. The shirt is photosensitive which cause the light intensity of the fabric to change in ambient light. According to Emily Daub, "If you run at night, this is for you. This lights up as it gets darker outside on two independent photocells and no microcontroller!" In this interview, I ask Emily more about this fantastic invention...
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Making Telework Work: Tips From WordPress Founder
Federal agencies increasingly are learning to operate with a distributed workforce, thanks to the 2010 Telework Enhancement Act and other efforts to expand technology and flexible work options for federal employees. So what are the keys to making those efforts successful? Read More »
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Medicine 2.0 Day One
My schedule only allowed me to attend Day One of the fantastically rich Medicine 2.0 Congress being held this weekend in Boston. I thought I’d share my impressions and notes in case they spark inspiration for other people, as each presenter and hallway conversation did for me. Read More »
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Mentors Fuel Growth for Open-Source Communities
Mentorship programs help people working on open-source projects build a community, make decisions and to maintain projects beyond their initial idea. Some communities use programs that require one-on-one mentorship, while others allow existing members to on-board new members at their own pace. Either way, these programs all aim to ensure the success of the projects.
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Mick Ebeling Open Source DIY Tech & Changing Healthcare
The nerve disease ALS left graffiti artist TEMPT paralyzed from head to toe, forced to communicate blink by blink. In a remarkable talk at TEDActive, entrepreneur Mick Ebeling shares how he and a team of collaborators built an open-source invention that gave the artist—and gives others in his circumstance—the means to make art again. Read More »
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