Author: trident50
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Big growth spurt ahead for wearables as consumer use keeps growing
Global shipments of wearable technology hit 19.2 million this year, and should reach 112 million in 2018, according to an announcement of new IDC Research analysis that reveals products such as… read more …read more
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Nurses often view teleheath as threatening, disruptive
Some healthcare professionals may view telehealth as threatening and as a result, organizations should work to minimize potential disruptions, according to a new study published in BMC Health Services Research. read more …read more
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Heartbleed: What is the impact on health IT?
When it comes to maintaining the safety of health information technology and patient data, encryption is almost always one of the first recommendations made by security experts. That’s why news this week about the “Heartbleed”computer bug–which compromised Web encryption program OpenSSL, opening “hundreds of thousands of websites to data theft”–is so disturbing for the industry.…
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GUEST BLOG: Heartbleed Bug — What You Should Know
In this guest blog, Dr. Michael Mathews of CynergisTek explains the Heartbleed bug. It is a vulnerability in OpenSSL, the open source software that provides for encryption of data in transit between two points across a network, and estimated to impact up to two-thirds of the Internet. Mathews says any business offering services to its…
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NJ Launches Statewide HIE
The New Jersey statewide health information exchange (HIE) launched this week, according to the New Jersey Health Commissioner Mary E. O’Dowd. The New Jersey statewide health information exchange (HIE) launched this week, according to the New Jersey Health Commissioner Mary E. O’Dowd. read more …read more
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5 ways Google Glass will innovate healthcare
Google Glass–no longer just a hopeful idea or cool trend–is slowly but surely disrupting healthcare for the better as various innovaters come up with creative ways to use the technology and get results read more …read more
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Obama Praises the Resigning Sebelius, Introduces Nominee Mathews Burwell, at White House Event
At an event in the White House Rose Garden, President Obama on April 11 accepted the resignation of Kathleen Sebelius as Secretary of HHS, and announced the nomination of Sylvia Mathews Burwell, currently the Director of the OMB, to replace Sebelius. At an event in the White House Rose Garden, President Barack Obama on April…
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Hospital CIOs on Sebelius resignation: We must stay the course with federal IT efforts
Hospital CIOs serving on FierceHealthIT‘s Editorial Advisory Board, said they will continue to stay the course with their health IT efforts in spite of the sudden resignation of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. read more …read more
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Lowest EHR-adopting state launches HIE
The state with the lowest electronic health record adoption rates in the nation has finally put a foot forward with its statewide health information exchange, after announcing the network’s go-live this week. read more …read more
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DeSalvo sets her sights on big data
ONC chief Karen DeSalvo said it’s time for ONC to drive healthcare beyond the meaningful use of electronic health records toward the use of big data. read more …read more