The Government CIO 25: These influential and accomplished government IT leaders are finding ways to be cost efficient and still innovate.
Rethink Video Surveillance: It's not just about networked cameras anymore. New technology provides analytics, automation, facial recognition, real-time alerts and situational-awareness capabilities.
IBM's cognitive computing technology moves past Jeopardy and into serious healthcare challenges, including cancer treatment. IBM's rivals seem stuck on more prosaic problems.
Unlike the disappointing tech startups of the late 1990s, healthcare IT will continue to grow because it addresses problems the medical industry has yet to solve.
CPOE and clinical decision support won't help you get in shape or spend more time with the family, but they should be among your New Year's priorities.
The oldest -- and most effective -- social engineering trick in the book remains getting on the phone and impersonating an insider. Ask Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.
America's patient safety record is a source of embarrassment that angers both clinicians and patients. The right IT tools can help mitigate the danger to life and limb.
With so many doctors bringing their smartphones and tablets to work and patient data breaches reported all the time, IT managers need to make the right choices.
Hurricane Sandy took many lives and caused billions of dollars in damage. But so does a healthcare system that still refuses to embrace interoperability.
Genuine healthcare reform can't happen until facilities and doctors get patients more involved in their own care. To do that, patients need fast access to more data.
Commentary: Healthcare
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Chris Murphy
Boston Hospital CIO Reflects After Bombing
April 25, 2013 12:10 PM
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center CIO John Halamka blogs on risk planning and data sharing in wake of the Boston Marathon bombing.
Chris Murphy
As Innovation Competitions Grow, Prize Money Shrinks
April 18, 2013 09:06 AM
Latest crowdsourced contests aim to attract data scientists with $100,000 prizes -- not yesterday's millions.
Jonathan Feldman
Geek Physique: Why IT Managers Must Get Fit
April 15, 2013 09:06 AM
Our 2013 IT Salary Survey shows most employers don't care that much about your fitness. But you should, if you want to do your job better.
Chris Murphy
5 Underrated Healthcare Trends From A Top CIO
March 28, 2013 09:06 AM
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center CIO Dan Drawbaugh shares his thoughts about what the next health IT opportunities will be.
Rebecca Armato
Technology Alone Isn't Healthcare's Savior
March 14, 2013 12:25 PM
Anyone who deploys tech "solutions" without reconsidering workflows and policies -- and doing other heavy lifting -- is in for a rude awakening.
Chris Murphy
Allscripts' dbMotion Deal Speaks To Larger Trend
March 07, 2013 11:48 AM
Healthcare and other companies will have to push more development of the technology they'll need for the challenges ahead.
Chris Murphy
HIMSS: Should Healthcare Be More Like Airline Industry?
March 05, 2013 09:33 AM
Such a comparison says not only that the healthcare industry must change, but also that those changes will be dramatic and gut wrenching.
Leonard D'Avolio
6 Questions To Guide Natural Language Processing Strategy
February 18, 2013 08:00 AM
Healthcare can make good use of NLP, but only if the right technology is applied to appropriate uses.
Doug Henschen
IBM's Watson Could Be Healthcare Game Changer
February 11, 2013 02:00 PM
IBM's cognitive computing technology moves past Jeopardy and into serious healthcare challenges, including cancer treatment. IBM's rivals seem stuck on more prosaic problems.
Ken Terry
Online Consults Increasing, Despite Physicians' Concerns
February 11, 2013 01:29 PM
New primary care model gains momentum as payers see cost-cutting potential and consumers demand better service.
Rob Preston
Innovation In Spotlight, But Wrong Cast?
January 17, 2013 11:18 AM
Boston Consulting Group shines a klieg light on innovation, but lots of leading companies and industries go unnoticed.
Paul Cerrato
Healthcare IT: Savior Or Sinkhole?
January 11, 2013 03:43 PM
Latest RAND report suggests we might be throwing taxpayer dollars away on EHRs and other healthcare IT systems.
Paul Cerrato
When To Ignore That Mobile Health App
January 03, 2013 12:03 PM
Patients and clinicians need to be aware of all the digital snake oil cluttering up the iTunes store.
Paul Cerrato
Halamka Knows Perils And Promise Of Healthcare BYOD
December 14, 2012 09:06 AM
One of the nation's top healthcare CIOs discusses Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's $200K project to secure personal devices used for work.
Eric Lundquist
Health IT Bubble Is No Bubble At All
December 12, 2012 12:48 PM
Unlike the disappointing tech startups of the late 1990s, healthcare IT will continue to grow because it addresses problems the medical industry has yet to solve.
Paul Cerrato
5 Healthcare IT Resolutions For 2013
December 10, 2012 08:00 AM
CPOE and clinical decision support won't help you get in shape or spend more time with the family, but they should be among your New Year's priorities.
Mathew Schwartz
Royal Security Fail: 'May I Speak To Kate?'
December 07, 2012 08:53 AM
The oldest -- and most effective -- social engineering trick in the book remains getting on the phone and impersonating an insider. Ask Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge.
Paul Cerrato
Safety, Technology, Anger And Hope
November 30, 2012 01:42 PM
America's patient safety record is a source of embarrassment that angers both clinicians and patients. The right IT tools can help mitigate the danger to life and limb.
Paul Cerrato
BYOD: Is Mobile Device Management The Answer?
November 19, 2012 11:58 AM
With so many doctors bringing their smartphones and tablets to work and patient data breaches reported all the time, IT managers need to make the right choices.
Paul Cerrato
Health IT: How Not To Get Hired
November 09, 2012 08:05 AM
Brains aren't enough to land that dream job. Humility and a willingness to learn are just as crucial.
Paul Cerrato
National Health Information Exchange: Why The Delay?
November 05, 2012 12:06 PM
Hurricane Sandy took many lives and caused billions of dollars in damage. But so does a healthcare system that still refuses to embrace interoperability.
Paul Cerrato
Big Data Analytics: Where's The ROI?
November 01, 2012 12:23 PM
Not everyone is impressed with the latest health IT megatrend. At least one prominent critic says payment reform should take precedence.
Rob Preston
When Incremental IT Change Won't Cut It
October 29, 2012 09:06 AM
For Indian pharma company Cipla and its new CIO, IT transformation is all or nothing.
Paul Cerrato
IBM Watson Finally Graduates Medical School
October 23, 2012 09:07 AM
Partnership with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center suggests IBM's supercomputer is ready to help oncologists manage their most challenging cases.
Paul Cerrato
Patient Engagement: One Secret To True Healthcare Reform
October 17, 2012 08:44 AM
Genuine healthcare reform can't happen until facilities and doctors get patients more involved in their own care. To do that, patients need fast access to more data.