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INFORMATIONWEEK HEALTHCARE
• TOP STORY: New York Health System Launches $400M EMR Program
• MORE NEWS: Smartphones Fill Med School Prescription
• ANALYTIC REPORT: Cloud Computing: Platform As A Service
• WHITE PAPER: Sentara Healthcare Consolidates Support, Improves Service Quality
• BLOG: Tenacity Matters In E-Medical Record Projects
• WEBCAST: Mitigate Sun's Cost & Viability Threat: Explore the Alternative
• RESOURCES: InformationWeek 500 Virtual Event: Navigating The Boardroom

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Tuesday, October 6, 2009 
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TOP STORY
New York Health System Launches $400M EMR Programn
Major hospital network plans to deploy one of the largest electronic medical record initiatives in the nation.

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Smartphones Fill Med School Prescription
The University of Louisville School of Medicine finds that smartphones give students faster access to health information, and more face-time with patients.

IBM Invents Gene Sequencer On A Chip
Breakthrough could reduce cost of genetic scans from $3 billion to $100.

Glide Health Makes Medical Records Mobile
With the support of Integrated Medical Professionals, a large medical group, Glide Health aims to make medical records accessible from any mobile phone.

Feds Award $27.8M For Rural E-Health
Department of Health and Human Services funding will go to implement electronic health records and other health IT initiatives.

E-Medical Data Valuable To Health Industry
If the healthcare industry can overcome challenges in unlocking data in electronic medical records, those databases could become their most valuable assets.

Second Life Helps Save, Improve Lives
Chicago's Children's Memorial Hospital uses the virtual world for disaster preparedness training, while disabled people turn to it for peer support.


MAKING THE BUSINESS CASE FOR WINDOWS 7

  Find out when Windows 7 will be right for your Enterprise. If you're weighing whether or not to migrate to Microsoft's new operating system, then be sure to check out InformationWeek's Business Case For Windows 7.
ANALYTIC REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS
FEATURED REPORTS
Cloud Computing: Platform As A Service
Web application development is moving to online platforms. This report explores the leading vendors and development environments for online development, and some of the trade-offs that are required.
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Featured Report

Unlocking Virtualization: Facing IT, Business Realities
While technical decision makers manage the application infrastructure, it's line-of business managers and corporate executives who must sign off on the virtualization bill. No matter how excited IT may be about running critical apps in a virtualized environment, if performance doesn't match business objectives, everyone loses.
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Featured Report

MORE ANALYTICS

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FEATURED WHITEPAPERS
Sentara Healthcare Consolidates Support, Improves Service Quality
See how they did it with a Service Desk Consolidation solution from HP.
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Enhance Patient Care with New Tech Solutions
In this case study, learn how 3Com can help you enhance patient care by maximizing business continuity, security, and productivity.
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BLOGS

FEATURED BLOG
Featured Blogger Tenacity Matters In E-Medical Record Projects
Posted By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
E-medical record projects aren't for the faint of heart. The conviction of a strong leadership team and a solid vision of the project's goals are keys to successful deployments. Just ask the folks involved with the EMR rollout at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Vermont.

ALSO SEE
Will Consumers Pay-Out-Of-Pocket For Online Healthcare?
Posted By Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
If you suspect your extra-cranky baby has an ear infection on a Saturday afternoon, but his doctor isn't back in the office till Monday, a walk-in clinic--like the kind springing up in places such as retail pharmacy chains--can be a convenient place to get the ear checked. But if it's the middle of the night, what do you do?

Electronic Medical Alerts Don't Guarantee Timely Response
Posted By Mitch Wagner
Electronic medical alerts are a significant improvement over paper-based systems, but doctors often still ignore warnings they should pay attention to, according to a recent study. Even when notified electronically, doctors sometimes ignore test results that show the patient might have a serious problem.


Wireless Technologies Help With Alzheimer's Care
Posted By Mitch Wagner
As the Alzheimer's spreads, healthcare companies are developing wireless technologies to help caregivers look after their charges. The technologies monitor people with Alzheimer's to make sure they're not in trouble, with a particular focus on making sure that patients don't wander off.
WEBCASTS
Mitigate Sun's Cost & Viability Threat: Explore the Alternative
Government agencies are faced with shrinking IT budgets and constrained resources. In the wake of IT industry consolidation, there are also understandable concerns about the future of many legacy environments. Together, IBM and Red Hat offer innovative solutions to customers with business critical workloads. Learn more about successful ways to migrate to the next generation of technology solutions. In addition, all registrants will receive 2 complimentary InformationWeek reports. More Information & Registration

RESEARCH, RESOURCES, AND EVENTS

InformationWeek 500 Virtual Event: Navigating The Boardroom
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