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Spark Labs Raises $4.9M To Help Engineers Make Their Devices Smart
A San Francisco startup called Spark Labs Inc. (also known as Spark.io or Spark) has raised $4.2 million in new venture funding to help “makers,” from novices to experienced engineers, create smart devices using open-source technology...
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SPDX Announces New Tools To Further Simplify Open Source License Compliance
Samsung contributes two new tools to Linux Foundation SPDX workgroup, increasing efficiency in compliance automation...
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Speech Recognition Proving Its Worth
While wary clinicians remain a big hurdle, nine out of 10 hospitals plan to expand their use of front-end speech deployment, according to a new KLAS report. The study, "Front-End Speech 2014: Functionality Doesn't Trump Physician Resistance," found that 50 percent of providers polled cited skeptical end-users as one of the biggest barriers to more successful uptake of speech recognition.
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Springer And Simula Join Forces To Provide Free eBooks On Computing
New open access book series Simula SpringerBriefs on Computing introduces essentials of computing science...
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Stage 2 Meaningful Use An Ongoing Challenge
Ever since Stage 2 meaningful use was finalized in 2012, critics have decried the strenuous requirements, especially those tied to patient engagement and transitions of care. Despite objections and relatively low attestation rates in 2014, many eligible hospitals and providers now appear to be on target to attest by the end of 2015...
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Stakeholders To ONC: No One Architecture Perfect For EHRs, Data Sharing
Interoperability is a major part of Stage 3 of Meaningful Use, but the timeframes may be too short to transition from current Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture (C-CDA) used in Stage 2 to the application program interfaces (APIs) and proposed HL7 Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) Standard for Stage 3, according to vendors and stakeholders speaking at a recent joint Health IT Policy and Standards Committee listening session...
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Standardized Open Source Products Are The Key To Unlocking The Lock-In Trap
Mårten Mickos, CEO of Eucalyptus Systems, argues that when companies lock in to their own design and customizations, it’s as harmful as when they lock in to a vendor. Mickos explains why he thinks using standardized open source products is the best way to avoid both types of lock-in...
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Start-Ups Fuel Boom In Small-Scale Nuclear Power
A new wave of nuclear scientists aims to build small-scale reactors that provide carbon-free power more cheaply and safely than today’s huge power plants
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Startup Emocha's App To Help Baltimore Patients Manage Tuberculosis
Baltimore health IT startup Emocha Mobile Health Inc. is partnering with Baltimore City to test out its medication adherence application with tuberculosis patients...
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State HIE Plans now available from ONC
The Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology, within the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), has established a portal with links to all Health Information Exchange (HIE) Plans by State. Read More »
State Of Health: Prevention Is What Matters
I have been in the health industry for the last forty-five years. When I was doing my residency and fellowship in various Boston hospitals our main attention was on sickness. For the most part this is still the case.
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State of Health: Why A Global Approach Is Key To Solving Health Care’s Biggest Challenges
A lot of attention has been paid to the idea that patients, in particular those from the U.S., can now travel to other countries to get surgery or other treatments at lower cost than what’s available locally. But the idea that patients will be likely to travel to find the best deal in treatment, no matter where it is, has been overblown in my opinion (and as recently outlined in The Economist).
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State-Based Obamacare Exchanges Cost Far More Than The Federal Marketplace
...New data from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation details the amount spent on consumer assistance for the Affordable Care Act in each state, and like overall enrollment numbers, the state totals vary a huge amount. Consumer-assistance programs are those intended to help individuals understand and enroll in coverage under Obamacare, including the Navigator program, the In-Person Assister program, and Certified Application Counselors...
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Stephen Colbert Lambastes Amazon Over Blocking, Delaying Hachette books
Writers are losing patience as retail giant, publishing giant duke it out. Popular authors have begun taking sides in the roiling Amazon-Hachette contract dispute, including the likes of Malcolm Gladwell and, most recently, Stephen Colbert...
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Stephen Hawking's New Speech System Is Free And Open-Source
Intel has today unveiled a new open-source communication system created especially for Professor Stephen Hawking, which can be adapted for the three million people worldwide who suffer from quadriplegia and motor neurone disease...
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