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Google Glass Enables Surgeons To Consult Remotely
When surgeon Brent Ponce wore Google Glass during a shoulder replacement, the ghostly hand of a remote collaborator coached him along.
In Healthcare, Time To Free The Data
To justify optimism about healthcare IT, we need to free the data tied up in electronic health records -- and it is happening.
Send ECGs Via Smartphone? AliveCor Says Yes
Mobile heart monitor company teams with telemedicine firm to offer patients ECG analysis via smartphone.
How Mobile Devices Reshape Patient Care
Will a glorified pedometer change the way America does healthcare? And what is "mHealth," anyway? Five experts speak.
Hospitals Urged To Report Quality Electronically In 2014
Online reporting is not yet mandatory, but Advisory Board consultants suggest hospitals get prepared.
As Boomers Become Seniors, Healthcare Technology Demand Grows
With baby boomers all grown up, a new generation of tech-savvy seniors is emerging.
FDA Tells 23andMe To Halt Gene Tests
FDA fears inaccurate test results could harm consumers.
Obamacare Drives One Health Plan's BPM Adoption
Regulatory changes brought about by the Affordable Care Act prompted Fallon Health Plans to decide it needed a flexible framework for automating its business process management.
Robotic Surgery: da Vinci Versus The Ideal
Better training and the equivalent of a surgeon's touch are needed to make surgical robots live up to their hype (and potential).
Online Healthcare: States Must Be More Open-Minded
Telemedicine and online consultations from home hold great promise, if the law can get out of the way.
HealthCare.gov Repairs: Traffic Goal In Sight
Consumers will be able to enroll normally by end of November, when HealthCare.gov is expected to handle a full traffic load, says an Obama administration troubleshooter.
IBM Watson: First Medical School, Now An App Ecosystem
Going far beyond Jeopardy, IBM's favorite child is rounding up friends to make intelligent apps proliferate, in healthcare and other fields.
Patient Portals Aren't Very Patient Centric
It's time to put some excitement and creativity into e-patient education.
Better Balance Needed Between Patient Privacy, Data Sharing
The need for more open sharing of medical data is particularly acute in times of crisis.
Inside New York State's Health Site Launch
Where Healthcare.gov has failed, N.Y.'s marketplace has succeeded because of good planning, say a state official and the contractor CSC.
Thanks Obama! Technology Should Not Be An Afterthought
The HealthCare.gov debacle offers valuable lessons.
Population Health Management Doesn't Measure Up
Health IT research firm KLAS says PHM is a diverse, fast-growing market, but available products don't meet healthcare providers' needs.
EHR Accreditation Could Spur Doctors' Direct Messaging
DirectTrust is on track to accredit intermediaries used by nine EHR vendors that have the bulk of the EHR market.
Kaiser Shifts To Preventive Care In Mobile Apps
Kaiser executives highlight potential for interactive, preventive care through a new generation of mobile apps -- but how to get patients to opt in?
Patient Satisfaction, Medical Outcomes Must Go Together
Beyond keeping patients well, today's healthcare providers must keep them happy.
Where Is Enterprise Architecture In Healthcare?
Implementing healthcare technologies is just the beginning. We need to plan how they will fit together.
Cyber Insecurity: When Contractors Are Weak Link
Government and defense contractors play a crucial role in protecting sensitive information. But the evidence suggests they are losing the battle.
H-1B Visas: 6 Most Misunderstood Facts
The H-1B visa program has cooked up a hot stew of myths and misconceptions. Legal experts break down the facts on salaries, timing, and more.
Genomics Startup Counts On Amazon Cloud
Courtagen taps AWS to handle the terabytes of data produced in analyzing individuals' genes to pinpoint disease-causing abnormalities and best treatments.
R.I.'s Direct Approach To Health Information Exchange
CIO Gary Christensen saw that if doctors could exchange records directly, the state's centralized HIE would also benefit.
Creating A Marketplace For Public-Private Innovations
Former US Transportation Department CIO Nitin Pradhan discusses why he established GOVonomy to match government needs with innovative technology startups
Information Sharing: Applying What We’ve Learned Since 9/11
The National Strategy for Information Sharing builds on the lessons learned since the 2001 terrorist attacks, but more needs to be done.
Healthcare IT Leadership: Boiling The Frog
Is the job of the CIO becoming an impossible one?
The Golden Age of Health Informatics?
Despite unsolved problems, healthcare IT has made great strides.
Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush's Quest: A Healthcare Internet
Experiences as Army medic, ambulance driver, and failed healthcare practice manager gave Bush the idea for a new way of structuring healthcare.
Big Government Software Projects: 11 Lessons Learned
Think you have political battles and scope-creep issues? Here's how one IT leader developed a large-scale information system in the bureaucracy of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Athenahealth: The Other Side Of The Cloud
Athenahealth offers cloud software, but to call it a healthcare cloud software company misses the point.
10 Cool DARPA Projects In Development
These breakthrough technologies address a range of military challenges, from mental disorders to battlefield safety.
White House Unveils Big Data Projects, Round 2
The White House announces dozens of new government-business-nonprofit collaborations to use big data for medical research, economics, and more.
Sloppy Handling Of Patient Data Always A Danger
HIPAA compliance can be a headache, especially when patient data falls through the cracks.
EHR Adoption A Struggle For Rural Hospitals
Meaningful Use requirements have widened the digital divide between metropolitan and rural hospitals.
Stealing America’s Future
US companies lose about $300 billion a year to cyberespionage and intellectual property theft. We need a concerted effort to stop it.
What Early Adopters Learned Moving Email To The Cloud
Federal agencies are seeing productivity gains, as well as IT savings, but choosing the best platforms has become a more strategic decision for federal CIOs.
Welcome To The New InformationWeek
We're leaving behind the old, one-way publishing model of business technology journalism and pioneering an approach that emphasizes community and true multiway discourse.
HealthCare.gov: Biggest Security Risks Yet To Come
Push to fix Healthcare.gov by the end of November might create more problems, says security expert.
Cloud Services May Replace EHR Portals
EHR integration with Box suggests a trend: cloud services for care coordination and one-stop patient record access.
Telemedicine Transforms Rural Care
Telemedicine is a useful tool for anyone, but it's vital in a rural setting.
Barriers To Telemedicine Slowly Crumble
A few courageous providers and insurers are seeing the value of treating patients in cyberspace. We need more risk takers.
iPhone & Cloud: Disaster Preparedness In Hand
For the paperless, cloud-connected medical office, backup Internet access is essential.
CIO Leadership Calculus
How the mathematics of collaboration can improve CIOs' chances for success leading their organizations and themselves.
GPS Backup Plans Still Incomplete
Agencies tasked with developing backup plans for federally run GPS systems are making insufficient progress.
Don't Forget About Visa Reform
Visa reforms in the immigration bill will have a different effect on US and Indian firms. Both stand to benefit in the long run.
Mobile Transforms IT's Role: What's Next?
Mobile devices have reshaped the employee-IT relationship and how we work with tools like Google Docs. Brace yourself for big changes over the next five years.
The Troubling Decline Of IT Security Training
Can our governments really afford to fall further behind in IT security competence? Recruiting isn't enough.
Surgical Robots: Look Who's Coming To The OR
Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci system dominates the field, but it doesn't have a lock on innovation. Take a look at present and future surgical robots.
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The State of Cloud Computing - Fall 2020
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