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Author Photo Hospital Goes Mobile For Holiday Fundraising
Dec 7, 2009
Posted by Marianne Kolbasuk McGee

Non-profit organizations count on the giving, holiday spirit for end-of-year fundraising campaigns, but with the tight economy, generosity is being rationed by many people. Children's Hospital Boston is hoping a new text messaging campaign underway will drive smaller donations that will add up all year.

Author Photo Texas Hospital District Fires 16 For HIPAA Violations
Dec 2, 2009
Posted by Mitch Wagner

The Harris County Hospital District of Houston, Texas, fired 16 employees, accusing them of violating patient privacy laws by inappropriately accessing the records of a medical resident who'd been admitted to the hospital after she was shot in a grocery store parking lot.

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Tactics for ESB Implementation: Best Practice Series
This presentation discusses various tactics for Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) implementations, first explaining the ESB concept and then following it up with a sample demonstration of how ESBs can be u...

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Mayor Gavin Newsom on Digital San Francisco (Part 2)
n the second part of our three-part video interview series with San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, we talked about the role technology can play in the transformation of a city, including addressing the...

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U.S. Health IT Office Reorganizes

December 4, 2009
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has reorganized into groups including a Chief Privacy Officer.

Feds Offer $235 Million For Health IT Leadership

December 2, 2009
A new grant program will help leading communities advance and track their use of health IT to improve quality of care and become role models to other communities.

IT Hiring To Increase Next Quarter

December 1, 2009
A 3% increase in IT staffing is forecast for early 2010, with traditional jobs in networking, security, and application development most in demand.

Microsoft, Google Face Off On Healthcare

December 1, 2009
Microsoft HealthVault and Google Health want to be the repository of choice for millions of personal health records. Are they up to the task?

Physicians Question Health IT Stimulus Requirements

November 23, 2009
A physicians practice industry group expresses concern about electronic health record incentive programs.

Feds Launch Health IT Blog

November 23, 2009
Health and Human Services' Health IT Buzz blog covers security, regulatory, standards, and other issues.

Healthcare Goes Mobile, Virtual WIth Dell Offering

November 19, 2009
Dell Mobile Clinical Computing solution provides clinicians with single sign-on and roaming capabilities.

Healthcare Affiliates Unprepared For Data Breaches

November 17, 2009
Patient privacy is at risk from the companies that healthcare providers do business with, study says.

Information Exchanges Let Doctors Share Patient Data Efficiently

November 17, 2009
Several new networks are being launched across the country, and while they vary in size, scope, and clientele, the goals and challenges are similar.

Blue Cross Blue Shield Data Breach Investigated

November 16, 2009
Connecticut's attorney general is looking for tougher protection for healthcare providers after records, which could be useful to identity thieves, were lost.

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