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CIO Spotlight Episode 2: Barry Blumenfeld, MD
Barry Blumenfeld, MD, MS, CIO of MaineHealth and Maine Medical Center, discusses rollout of the Epic EMR, the slow adoption of voice recognition, and his relief over the recent presidential election for the state of healthcare IT. Read More »
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CIO: Consider 'Lessons Learned' Before Implementing Open Source EHRs
Open source electronic health record systems such as VistA are better than closed proprietary systems in terms of development, innovation and continuous quality improvement, but providers can still make the transition run more smoothly, according to Peter Groen, former CIO of Atlanta VA Medical Center. Read More »
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CIOs Get More Options as Cloud Computing Goes Open Source
CIOs, CEOs and other executives must have a lot of questions about cloud computing, and I’m not sure there are actually good answers right now when it comes to portability and integration. Read More »
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CIOs Might Be Ready On Time For ICD-10 Deadline Next Year, But Will The Government?
John D. Halamka, chief information officer of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and co-chair of the HIT Standards Committee doesn't think enough healthcare organizations will be ready for ICD-10 implementation on Oct. 1. Read More »
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CIOs To Fed Advisors On Stage 2: We Need More Time
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives recently called for a one-year extension of Stage 2 of the electronic health records meaningful program, and on July 23 several CIOs testified before federal advisory committees on why the extension is needed. Read More »
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CIOs To Gain Authority, Better Alignment With Business Leaders
A measure attached to defense funding bill would consolidate government CIO organization structure, grant new budgetary authorities that could align IT more closely with mission objectives. Read More »
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Cisco's Case for Service Providers as Tourniquet for Hemorrhaging Health System
While uncertainty about the status of healthcare reform hangs over the healthcare field like a black cloud, there are persistent glimmers of sunshine in the form of emerging incentives for providers and insurers to contain costs. Technology can play a key role in delivering critical opportunities for these much-needed cost savings. Read More »
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Cisco’s Disastrous Quarter Shows How NSA Spying Could Freeze US Companies Out Of a Trillion-Dollar Opportunity
Cisco announced two important things in today’s earnings report: The first is that the company is aggressively moving into the Internet of Things [...]. The second is that Cisco has seen a huge drop-off in demand for its hardware in emerging markets [...]. Read More »
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CISPA Is Back: FAQ On What It Is And Why It's Still Dangerous
The privacy-invasive bill known as CISPA—the so-called “cybersecurity” bill—was reintroduced in February 2013. Just like last year, the bill has stirred a tremendous amount of grassroots activism because it carves a loophole in all known privacy laws and grants legal immunity for companies to share your private information. Read More »
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CISPA Is Dead, Long Live CISPA
After stirring up trouble for months, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) died a quiet death in the Senate on Thursday. Despite the bill's passage in the House, Senators decided to pigeonhole the legislation... Read More »
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CISPA Is Dead. Now Let’s Do A Cybersecurity Bill Right
The controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) now appears to be dead in the Senate, despite having passed the House by a wide margin earlier this month. Though tech, finance, and telecom firms with a combined $605 million in lobbying muscle [updated*] supported the bill, opposition from privacy groups, internet activists, and ultimately the White House [...] seem to have proven fatal for now. Read More »
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CISPA Zombie Bill Is Back, With Fewer Privacy Concerns…Maybe?
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) says the new version of the controversial cybersecurity bill will include "tight limitation on what kind of information is shared." Read More »
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Cities Might Not Be As Prepared As They Think For A Bioterrorism Attack
Imagine that a small group of terrorists deliberately infect themselves with smallpox and then walk around London, spreading it to the populace. How much could the terrible disease proliferate before the world realized something was amiss? Read More »
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Citizens Against Corruption
Last week, the UK’s Overseas Development Institute hosted an event examining the role that citizens can play in challenging corruption. Read More »
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Citizens United
The Supreme Court examined the Arizona immigration law in minute detail, but when it came to revisiting the damage caused by its own handiwork in the 2010 Citizens United case, it couldn’t be bothered. In a single dismissive paragraph on Monday, the court’s conservative majority refused to allow Montana or any other state to impose limits on corporate election spending and wouldn’t even entertain arguments on the subject. Read More »
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