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Tracking Healthcare Innovation At The World's End
Afghanistan doesn't come to mind when you ask me to list some of the top crucibles of innovation in healthcare right now. [...] Adversity, however, can be a prerequisite for change. Read More »
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Transformation of Health System Needed to Improve Care and Reduce Costs
America's health care system has become too complex and costly to continue business as usual, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. Read More »
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Twitter And Linux: The Open Source Marriage Made In Heaven
Twitter has transformed how people around the world communicate, from the mass political uprisings of 2011’s Arab Spring to how we anoint celebrities and cultural decision makers. It does this partly because it is ubiquitous and fast. But how does it manage to send out over 400 million tweets a day? Not surprisingly, the service is powered [by] ... Linux. Read More »
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VA Plans App To View VistA Imaging On Mobile Devices
The Veterans Affairs Department plans to develop an application so its healthcare providers can access medical images stored in its VistA electronic health record system via mobile devices. Read More »
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VA Providing New Care for Veterans Through Video Conferencing
In its on-going effort to provide the best care possible for our nation’s veterans, the Department of Veteran Affairs has put in place a new program to increase access to specialty care services for veterans in rural and medically under-served areas through the use of videoconferencing equipment. Read More »
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VA Study: E-Records Enhance Veterans' Health Care
Access to electronic records has enhanced patient and doctor communication among the country’s veterans, according to a recent U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs study and local veteran medical providers agree communication and satisfaction with health care have improved. Read More »
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VA Working On Video Health Apps
The Veterans Affairs Department has rolled out a suite of apps for clinicians and patients that pull information from the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture electronic health record. [...] Read More »
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What DThe CommonWell Launch Mean To A Healthcare CIO?
Since its initial launch at HIMSS13, the CommonWell Health Alliance has had many in the healthcare industry wondering when its next step toward true interoperability would take place. Speculation came to an end yesterday when the collaboration of health IT vendors announced the first provider sites to go live with its interoperability service. Read More »
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What To Do (And What Not To Do) When Your $1B System-Wide EHR Fails
The 24-hospital Sutter Health system in Northern California was the talk of the town late August after a software glitch rendered its $1 billion Epic electronic health record system inaccessible to nurses and clinical staff throughout all Sutter locations. Read More »
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Why Government Must Embrace Failure As A Mission Critical Value
In the current heated political climate, lots of air time is given to the failures of the opposing party... This kind of rhetoric highlights two important issues that need to be addressed: 1.The right kind of failure can actually be quite helpful. 2.Negativity about failure obscures true successes. Read More »
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Why The 'Internet Of Things' May Never Happen
Research firm Gartner says the "Internet of Things" will have 26 billion connected devices by 2020. Maybe. But connected to what? And how? Here's what you need to know about the "Internet of Things" phenomenon. Read More »
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Why We Have An Open Wireless Movement
EFF believes open networks are crucial in hurricane-affected areas
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Health 2.0 Europe Annual Conference in Berlin
Health 2.0 today announced the Call for Speakers for its Health 2.0 Europe 2012 Annual Conference, which will be held Nov. 6-7 in Berlin, Germany. The two-day event will set the stage for the next wave of technology innovation. It is an opportunity for entrepreneurs and developers to introduce and receive immediate feedback from industry decision-makers and venture capitalists on technology and services that improve health care and reduce costs. Over 400 E E health care leaders and stakeholders including national and regional health authorities, financiers, insurers, pharmaceutical companies, and policy makers are expected to attend the Berlin conference... Read More »
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