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Cool Healthcare Tech Video: Mummy Mystery

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GE Healthcare collaborates with the Milwaukee Public Museum to reveal dramatic details of three mummies from ancient Egypt and Peru. GE's state-of-the-art CT750 HD provided comprehensive high-quality scans that will help the museum determine how the mummies lived and died -- and even identify possible evidence of ancient brain surgery!
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Day in the Life: Management Consulting

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I was recently asked to participate in a "Day in the Life" series on HealthcareITCentral to give aspiring professionals in the health IT industry an idea of the type of careers within this exciting field. Special thanks to Gwen Darling from HealthcareITCentral.com D for the opportunity to participate in this great series on her site.  To view my "Day in the Life" please click here. 
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Breaking News: CSC to acquire iSOFT Group for $188 million

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 U.S. technology services provider Computer Sciences Corp (CSC) said it would acquire healthcare software provider iSOFT Group Ltd for about $188 million.Computer Sciences will offer iSOFT shareholders A$0.17 a share, 224 percent more than iSOFT's March 24 close on the Australian Stock Exchange."When completed, this acquisition will be a critical step in the expansion of our global healthcare business," CSC Chief Executive Michael Laphen said in a statement.Australia-based iSOFT Group,
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HIMSS Launches Meaningful Use OneSource

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Providing current and vital resources for implementation of health information technology to improve patient care, HIMSS continues to add new information to Meaningful Use OneSource, an online repository of hundreds of documents, tools and links to other knowledge available on the Internet. Users can go to www.himss.org/meaningfuluseto find this meaningful use compendium vetted by content experts before its inclusion on the website. HIMSS developed and introduced Meaningful Use OneSource in
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Career Spotlight

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It sounds too good to be true. One highly touted job seeker was hit with a perfect financial services storm: job offers from Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and Blackrock — all at the same time.This was the situation facing one client of career coach Connie Thanasoulis-Cerrachio, a partner at SixFigureStart and former head of staffing for Merrill Lynch Asset Management.Is it an embarrassment of riches to be presented with such wonderful opportunities in the wake of a global financial crisis?
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EHR Vendor Viability: Rapid Market Evolution is Leaving Some Vendors Behind

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Electronic health record (EHR) software vendors aren’t churning out profits like you might expect. You’d think that the Federal subsidies for EHR implementation would create a rising tide that lifted all boats in the EHR software industry. In reality, some vendors are about to capsize.Based on data points I’ve observed in the market over the past few months, I think some vendors are facing a cash flow crunch. They’re thrilled to have the wind at their backs for once, but the pace is
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