I’ve been in New Zealand this week, meeting with government, academic, and industry leaders to discuss the IT challenges ahead - social networking-based teamwork for health, mobile applications, precision medicine analytics for decision support, and cloud computing all within a framework of protecting privacy. I believe that New Zealand has a unique opportunity to leapfrog the rest of the world with healthcare IT breakthroughs that show the rest of us what is possible from a 4.5 million person learning lab. Why? The perfect storm for innovation requires alignment of technology, psychology, and implementation. New Zealand is divided into 20 District Health Boards which improve the health of their populations by delivering high quality and accessible health care...
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New Patent Reform Law Could Reduce Lawsuits By Non-Practicing Entities
So it has finally happened: a patent reform bill has actually become law. Last Thursday, the U.S. Senate voted 89-9 to send H.R. 1249 to the White House, where it was signed into law today. While I have pointed out in the past that this bill misses out on several aspects of reform that previous bills attempted, it does include some useful aspects. Read More »
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New VA Innovation Center To Build On Success Of VAi2
The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that it is establishing a new VA Center for Innovation, or VACI, that will build on the three-year track record of the VA Innovation Initiative, known as VAi2. Read More »
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New York: A Look at One State’s Transformative Efforts To Combat The HIV/AIDS Epidemic While Leveraging Health Information Technology And Innovative Solutions
To commemorate National HIV Testing Day on June 27th, we wanted to highlight the State of New York’s efforts to fight the HIV/AIDS epidemic when it first emerged, and to celebrate the new and innovative tools the state is exploring to prevent HIV and to test, diagnose, treat, and care for those living with the disease. Read More »
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New York: Healthcare in Local Politics
Alden Wolfe is vice chairman of the Rockland County, N.Y. Legislature. A Democrat, Wolfe publicly called for the county to apply for an HSS innovation Challenge grant, with which it could work to revive the ailing Summit Park local health system. Read More »
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New York: It's Time To Take Action For Open Access
The New York State Senate and Assembly are considering the Taxpayer Access to Publicly Funded Research Act (S4050 / A180). This bill—which would give the public access to the results of tens from millions of dollars of taxpayer-funded research—is a crucial step in the fight for open access. Read More »
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New Zealand Can Lead Healthcare IT
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New, Open Access Journal Turns Peer-Review Lens Toward Improving The Research Process
AcademyHealth today announced the official launch of eGEMs, a free, peer-reviewed e-publication that will publish innovative ideas and practices using electronic clinical data to advance health systems research and quality improvement, and improve patient and community outcomes. Read More »
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Newark Mayor Cory Booker Says Government Must Embrace Tech, Be Open Source
Monday afternoon Newark Mayor Cory Booker crossed the Hudson River to chat at the OnMedia NYC conference about changes he believes government can make through technology. His administration uses social media to get residents more active in improving their community... Read More »
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News Challenge On Open Gov Launches Feb. 12
The Knight News Challenge on open government will run from Feb. 12 to March 18. It’s an opportunity to win part of the $5 million we’ll use this year to support innovative projects. Read More »
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NexJ Connected Wellness Platform Selected for Connected Health and Wellness Project
[Canadian] Federal Economic Development Agency Funds People-Centered Healthcare Initiative
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NexJ Systems Inc. Ranks In Top 5 Of The Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ Program For Third Consecutive Year
NexJ Systems Inc., a provider of cloud-based software, delivering enterprise solutions for the financial services, insurance, and healthcare industries, today announced it ranked as the fifth fastest growing technology company in Canada in the 15th annual Deloitte Technology Fast 50™ awards program. Read More »
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NexJ Systems Recognized With Two CDN Channel Elite Gold Awards
NexJ Systems Inc., (TSX: NXJ) a leading provider of next generation enterprise customer relationship management (CRM) solutions, was recognized with two CDN Channel Elite Awards, winning Gold for Best Cloud Computing Solution and Gold for Best Mobile Solution. Read More »
Next On The Open Source Horizon: 3D Printing
3D printing is not yet a mainstream business activity, but the technology has progressed to the point where users can print three-dimensional objects and manufacture their own prototypes and replacement parts with relative ease. The open source community is advancing 3D printing technology by conducting experiments that could take it to the next level. Read More »
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NHS Should 'Look To Lastminute.com'
Trade body Intellect has urged the NHS to learn from the private sector when it comes to building a new digital architecture to meet the ‘paperless’ challenge. Read More »
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NHS Staff Should Code - Kelsey
Tim Kelsey, the NHS Commissioning Board’s first national director of patients and information, is to encourage doctors and nurses and other front-line staff to learn how to program. Read More »
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