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Healthy ways to spend $40 billion
Nov. 13, 2009
The U.S. federal government has $40 billion set aside for healthcare IT. Much of that is earmarked for electronic medical records, but experts say there are other pressing needs that would improve healthcare. Unified ...
Healthcare organizations find security, privacy cures
Oct. 29, 2009
Healthcare organizations are energetically seeking cures for managing identity and security in fast-paced hospital environments to help physicians and nurses do their jobs more easily -- and to keep patient data safe.
HITECH Act: What you need to know about new data-breach guidelines
Oct. 29, 2009
Healthcare providers and others handling sensitive patient data are now finding the stakes raised if they suffer a data breach because of a new law known as the "Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical ...
How emerging wireless techs are transforming healthcare
Sep. 08, 2009
One important aspect of increased mobile data speeds will be their impact on the mobile "telehealth" devices that doctors are increasingly using to keep track of their patients' conditions.
Healthcare reform email flood slows congressional Web site
Aug. 13, 2009
The White House had previously implied that at least some of the emailing was due to orchestrated efforts to undermine the effort by President Barrack Obama and his congressional Democratic allies.
Intel, GE partner on home health tech
Apr. 02, 2009
Intel and General Electric have formed an alliance to market and create home-based healthcare technologies, in an effort to reduce healthcare costs and allow elderly people to stay out of hospitals.
Career advice: High-tech, healthcare best choices for college students
Aug. 25, 2009
College students should forget about becoming a lawyer and focus their studies on computer science, engineering and healthcare, HR executives say.
Career advice: High-tech, healthcare best choices for college students
Aug. 25, 2009
College students should forget about becoming a lawyer and focus their studies on computer science, engineering and healthcare, HR executives say.
Verizon brings IT security services to health care industry
Aug. 13, 2009
Verizon Business is extending its Security Management Program capabilities and services to the health care industry to help providers maintain compliance with federal security guideline.
How networking is transforming healthcare
Jul. 20, 2009
Mike McGill, program director for Internet2's Health Sciences Initiative, talked with Network World about how he believes gigabit-speed networks and telemedicine applications such as telepathology, telesurgery and ...
Coalition formed to push fiber via ARRA
Jun. 22, 2009
An impressive number of groups have banded together to push for building the Internet out in a particular way.
Today's focus: Google Health
May. 19, 2009
Google never fails to surprise. It's the scope and scale of their ambitions that impresses me ranging as they do from relatively simple applications that are just way cool such as Sky Map through their Chrome Web ...
H1N1 Flu highlights lack of preparation for business continuity
May. 05, 2009
In a just-released report, Webtorials Editorial/Analyst Division reports that most businesses are woefully unprepared for dealing with the business impact of a medical epidemic or pandemic. The April 2009 H1N1 influenza ...
No Panic Required
Apr. 30, 2009
Fed up with swine flu fearmongers? Feeling suspicious that the people whose bird-flu pandemic predictions didn't pan out are now trying for a second bite at the apple? You should be. Yes, the current swine flu outbreak ...
Microsoft adds healthcare to global e-government platform
Apr. 23, 2009
Microsoft's efforts to improve healthcare IT networks haven't been limited to recent activities in the U.S. The company this week extended a comprehensive e-services framework it is developing for governments around the ...
Mayo Clinic broadens Microsoft HealthVault-based service
Apr. 21, 2009
The Mayo Clinic medical practice has launched the first widely available e-health information service for patients on Microsoft's HealthVault service, the result of a partnership the companies launched last year.
NHS in move to stem data breaches
Apr. 17, 2009
The U.K. has made a start at shedding its reputation as a data breach hotspot with the news that 100 hospitals are to start using encrypted USB sticks from Swedish company BlockMaster.
Robots will aid in healthcare as population ages
Apr. 16, 2009
The medical needs of the aging adult population will increase the market for robotics to assist in healthcare, according to a speaker at the RoboBusiness Conference in Boston.
Medical records on the iPhone debuts at health IT expo
Apr. 06, 2009
Doctors with an iPhone or iPod Touch will be able to view patients' electronic health records using a new application available on Apple's Apps Store.
Microsoft updates e-health data-aggregation software
Apr. 06, 2009
Microsoft on Monday will unveil a new version of its software for aggregating health records that makes it easier for patients and doctors to share information electronically.
Wireless can transform healthcare, doc says
Apr. 02, 2009
Wireless devices will create a sea change in the way medicine can be practiced, a top U.S. doctor said Thursday at the CTIA conference in Las Vegas.
Strike looms for AT&T
Mar. 24, 2009
AT&T faces an April 4 deadline to negotiate a new labor contract or it will run the risk of a massive labor strike, the Communication Workers of America said this week.
Digital healthcare stimulus brings opportunities, risks
Mar. 18, 2009
Healthcare in the United States is going digital, which brings both tremendous opportunities and security risks. Digital healthcare brings the promise of increased quality of care, reduced errors and reduced cost and ...
IBM 'online theater' may boost care at Boston hospital
Mar. 13, 2009
IBM is working with a Boston hospital to develop a browser-based application that uses mashups to let medical experts in different locations study patient data as if they were sitting side by side, IBM said Thursday.
Perot Systems expands in India
Mar. 11, 2009
Perot Systems is adding a new facility for business process outsourcing in Chennai in south India, citing strong business from the health-care segment.
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