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50 Open Source Replacements For Health Care Software

Cynthia Harvey | Datamation | April 26, 2013

According to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers Study, 79 percent of health care executives anticipate an increase on their technology spending this year. With "Meaningful Use" considerations weighing heavily on the industry, many will be investing in or upgrading their electronic health record (EHR) capabilities. [...] Read More »

500 Groups Urge Congress To Kill IPAB

Julie Bird | FierceHealthcare | April 26, 2013

Pressure continues building to kill Medicare's Independent Payment Advisory Board, with more than 500 organizations banding together to send a letter to Congress on Thursday urging its repeal. Read More »

58% Of Docs Dissatisfied With EHRs, Loss Of Productivity

Jennifer Bresnick | EHR Intelligence | November 18, 2013

If you were worried that EHR dissatisfaction was going away, a new survey by IDC Health Insights can put your fears to rest.  EHR backlash is still going strong, according to 212 ambulatory and hospital-based providers polled in September. Read More »

6 Cloud Considerations for Health Orgs

Karen Conway | Government Health IT | July 27, 2012

The cloud offers considerable benefits to healthcare, which is undergoing dramatic and essential transformation without the necessary financial or technological means to support the level and speed-of-change required... Read More »

6 IT Outsourcing Lessons Learned From Healthcare.gov's Troubled Launch

Stephanie Overby | CIO.com | October 15, 2013

The federal government's recent launch of Healthcare.gov is a stunning example of outsourced IT gone wrong. The multi-contractor project has been riddled with issues and should serve as a reminder to any IT outsourcing customer regarding steps to take to ensure a smooth rollout. Read More »

6 Steps To Health Information Superiority

Jeffrey Edgell | Government Health IT | August 13, 2013

IT enterprises must respond rapidly to queries and be in a position to take action based on data and information that are accurate, understandable and timely. This demand extends to all areas of professional and personal use including the health environment. Read More »

60% Of Massachusetts Doctors Will Not Meet State Electronic Record Mandate

Josh Archambault | The Health Care Blog | June 8, 2013

Putting aside a lengthy discussion over the merits of and cost saving potential of EMRs for a minute, comes this gem from the land of not so well thought out policy making… Read More »

7 Health Technologies Developed For Veterans

Staff Writer | FierceHealthIT | April 3, 2013

Technology has always played a big part in providing and improving healthcare for U.S. soldiers, both at home and abroad. For instance, the Blue Button, launched in 2010, initially was designed as a means for veterans to easily access and download their health information to use, as necessary... Read More »

7 Healthcare Big Data Projects Get Knight Foundation Funding To Push For Public Health

Deanna Pogorelc | MedCity News | January 15, 2014

An online portal connecting researchers with people willing to share their health data, a community health dashboard and a text-based counseling program for teens were the big winners of The Knight Foundation’s $2.2 million health data challenge. Read More »

7 Predictions For The Future Of Health Care Technology

Sean Mehra | Center for Health Value Innovation | June 23, 2013

I’ve got an awesome job. Every day, I envision the future of healthcare and strategize how innovative technologies can transform how we give and receive care and, ultimately, make the world a happier and healthier place. Read More »

7 States Spend Millions In Grants Only To Leave HIX To The Feds

Staff Writer | Government Health IT | April 25, 2013

Late last year, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer announced that her state would not build its own online insurance marketplace, a pillar of the Affordable Care Act, because there were too many unknowns. Read More »

7 Ways Newsrooms Can Boost Citizen Reporting

Trevor Knoblich | PBS.org | June 10, 2013

In my previous post, I argued that established, traditional newsrooms tend to be most comfortable accepting citizen reporting or user-generated content during a large-scale, widespread emergency event... Read More »

81% Health Professionals Are Investing In New Technology

Staff Writer | TheInformationDaily.com | April 24, 2013

Ricoh research has revealed that 81% of healthcare professionals across the UK and Europe belong to organisations investing in new technologies. Read More »

9 Healthcare Innovations Driven By Open Data

Joel Gurin | Information Week | November 18, 2014

...IBM and the Cleveland Clinic announced that Watson was turning to more serious pursuits and had "enrolled" in medical school. It's been a productive partnership: Last month, they launched a new Watson program using genomic data to find the best options for cancer patients...

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9 Ways Health IT – Beyond EHRs – Helps Patients

Kristine Martin Anderson | Government Health IT | December 12, 2011

Even among very knowledgeable people, the concept of health information technology is often equated with its most familiar element, “electronic health records.” Adoption of electronic health records are a critical first step to realizing the transformational power of Health IT – but getting out of paper enables even greater HIT capabilities. Read More »