Written by Chris Gough, Healthcare Solutions Architect at Intel Corporation as he shares five reasons why medical imaging is ready for the cloud.
Healthcare enterprise organizations have been exercising caution with cloud adoption due to the regulated nature of the industry and desire to maximize return on existing (on-premises) IT investment. However, I am seeing accelerated adoption of SaaS (software-as-a-service) applications and expect this trend to continue.
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Interview/Podcast:Tom Murphy Talks BYOD in Healthcare
In this interview/podcast, HIT Consultant speaks with Tom Murphy, Chief Marketing Officer at Bradford Networks about BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) in Healthcare.
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Infographic:Mobile Technology in Healthcare
The following infographic from healthcare solutions firm Healthx highlights the impact of mobile technology in healthcare. Results show that there will be 44 million m-health app downloads by the end of 2012, which will rise to 142 million by 2016.
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Startups:Digital Health Accelerator Program Accepting Applications
Last week, the New York eHealth Collaborative announced the New York Digital Health Accelerator (NTDHA) that is run by the NYeC in partnership with the NYCIF and the New York State Department of Health. The program will fund 12 early- and growth-stage digital health companies that are developing cutting edge technology products for healthcare providers.
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The Importance of Patient Engagement in a Successful HIE
Written by John Smith, Director of Communications at ICA shares his thoughts on the importance of patient engagement in a successful health information exchange.
Patient engagement and health information exchange (HIE): These are two of the mantras of the modern healthcare environment. But what are the drivers of success in this environment?
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The HIMSS12 Infographic
HIMSS12 infographic highlighting some of the key metrics associated with this year's HIMSS12 in Las Vegas
Yesterday HIMSS released their very first infographic highlighting some of the key metrics associated with this year's event. HIMSS is claiming this year's HIMSS12 broke the world record for tweet volume at a healthcare conference. Some of the highlights of the following infographic include:
HIMSS12 averaged 167 tweets per hour
Biz Stone’s keynote alone generated 7,595 tweets – with
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Rising Healthcare Cuts Raises the Debate for Private Care in the U.K.
With the recent news of Scotland’s £226 million health cuts that are planned for next year, along with the cuts that have already hit the NHS throughout England and Wales; this comes at a time when the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has cried for a guarantee into the quality care required for elderly patients. It was discovered that there was on average of one nurse to every nine patients. Elderly care, both in hospitals and domiciles, is a subject which has often been thrust into the limelight
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Healthcare IT Security Issues with Christopher Paidhrin at PeaceHealth
Guest interview post from our media partners, iHT2′S blog: Christopher Paidhrin, SCO at PeaceHealth Southwest Med Center in Vancouver, WA shares some of his thoughts and views on healthcare IT security issues
Christopher Paidhrin, Security Compliance Officer at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Wash., took part in the panel discussion “Securing Electronic Personal Health Information (ePHI): From the Data Warehouse to the Point of
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Understanding SNOMED CT – the What and Why?
Written by Dr. Peter Johnson, Co-Founder/Chief Terminology Director from Clinithink
Statisticians have been collecting and classifying causes of disease for hundreds of years. In fact, the well-known ICD system started as a classification of causes of death in 1855. Since then, the focus has shifted to include classifying all aspects of care for many different purposes – from billing to early disease warnings, epidemiology, health care planning and point-of-care decision support.
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Video:Telemedicine on the Frontier
As rural providers work to expand access to care to far-flung patients, telemedicine is an increasingly essential component of those efforts. In this exclusive video interview, the leadership team at Clearwater Valley Hospital in Idaho, talk to H&HN senior editor Suzanna Hoppszallern about building telemedicine coalitions with other community providers to better serve patients.
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