Information Technology (IT)
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Memo To President Obama: HealthCare.gov Is More Than Just A Website
In explaining the administration’s implementation of the Affordable Care Act, President Obama sought to put the botched website in some perspective: “We did not wage this long contentious battle just around a website,” he noted. “That’s not what this was about.” Read More »
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MHS, Navy CIOs Open Up About iEHR
In a surprisingly frank conversation about iEHR, CIOs of the Military Health System and the U.S. Navy offered a glimpse into how their organization makes large IT decisions, most notably concerning the EHR it is looking to acquire. Read More »
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Microsoft, Satya Nadella, Sing The Praises Of Open Source And Linux
Has Microsoft finally, truly warmed up to Linux and open source? New CEO Satya Nadella is definitely pushing that notion...
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Mobile Phones And Economic Development In Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa has some of the lowest levels of infrastructure investment in the world. [...] Yet access to and use of mobile telephony in sub-Saharan Africa has increased dramatically over the past decade. Read More »
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Mobile Will Be Essential To Meeting MU Stage 2, Improving Care Coordination
We’ve heard talk for years about patient engagement, but not a whole lot of real progress. Mobile technologies are about to change that, with a substantial boost from Stage 2 of the “meaningful use” EHR incentive program. Read More »
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Most Data Isn’t 'Big,' And Businesses Are Wasting Money Pretending It Is
Big data! If you don’t have it, you better get yourself some. Your competition has it, after all. Bottom line: If your data is little, your rivals are going to kick sand in your face and steal your girlfriend. Read More »
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Most Health IT Apps Display 'Muted' Growth, Others Flying High
Many health IT applications are now approaching their market saturation point, as are now installed at more than 75 percent of U.S. hospitals. A select few, however, are forging ahead in record growth mode with big market potential, according to a new HIMSS Analytics report. Read More »
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Mr. Obama, Tear Down This Wall
Remarkable progress has been made since I posted a recap of the first White House Roundtable on Patient Access to Health Data took place a year ago that I’ve appended below. Read More »
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NASA IG Reports Fundamental Challenges With Agency’s Cloud Adoption
As a pioneer in cloud computing, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) established its Nebula cloud computing data center at Ames Research Center in 2009. Despite the agency’s position as an early adopter of cloud technology, a recent report from NASA’s Inspector General (IG) highlights fundamental governance and risk management issues that will impair the effectiveness of future cloud efforts. Read More »
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New York Tech-Worthy
We’re not worthy. We’re not worthy. We’re not…. Well, actually, we (the New York Tech Meetup community) are most worthy of a visit from Todd Park, U.S. Chief Technology Officer. NYTM executive director Nate Westheimer (Wayne) proclaimed: “So cool to have USA’s CTO @todd_park speaking here at #NYTM!” Read More »
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New York: A Look at One State’s Transformative Efforts To Combat The HIV/AIDS Epidemic While Leveraging Health Information Technology And Innovative Solutions
To commemorate National HIV Testing Day on June 27th, we wanted to highlight the State of New York’s efforts to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic when it first emerged, and to celebrate the new and innovative tools the state is exploring to prevent HIV and to test, diagnose, treat, and care for those living with the disease. Read More »
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NexJ Systems Recognized With Two CDN Channel Elite Gold Awards
NexJ Systems Inc., (TSX: NXJ) a leading provider of next generation enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, was recognized with two CDN Channel Elite Awards, winning Gold for Best Cloud Computing Solution and Gold for Best Mobile Solution. Read More »
NHS Grows A NoSQL Backbone And Rips Out Its Oracle Spine [United Kingdom]
Open source? In the government? Ha ha! What, wait ...?....
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NHS Staff Should Code - Kelsey
Tim Kelsey, the NHS Commissioning Board’s first national director of patients and information, is to encourage doctors and nurses and other front-line staff to learn how to program. Read More »
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NIST Drafts Critical Infrastructure Security Standards
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is circulating a draft of voluntary standards it’s developing for critical infrastrastructure IT security. Read More »
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