In this informal discussion at HIMSS Europe in Copenhagen, Intel's Malcolm Linington, Yves Mahieu from EMC, and Frank Nydam, CTO Healthcare, VMware, discuss cloud computing, security, big data, mobility in healthcare IT, and how the three companies work together to support healthcare CIOs and organizations.
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Could Technology Be Driving The High Cost of Healthcare?
Written by Ahmed Mori at Care Cloud:
You wouldn’t know it from the overwhelming amount of positive press it receives, but amplified use of technology in healthcare could be one of the driving factors behind the high cost of healthcare in the United States.
However, it’s not the technology that you’re thinking of.
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Survey: Resistance to Workflow as Leading Obstacle to CPOE Adoption
Imprivata announces the results of its 5th annual survey examining IT trends in healthcare reporting resistance to workflow changes as the leading obstacle to CPOE adoption
Imprivata, the leader in secure access and collaboration for healthcare, announced this week the results of its fifth annual survey examining IT trends in healthcare. According to this year’s findings:
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ONC Releases Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information
ONC's Office of the Chief Privacy Officer (OCPO) recently released a "Guide to Privacy and Security of Health Information,"* an instructional guide designed to
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The WiFi Revolution in Healthcare IT
Written by Irene Froehlich, Director of Marketing at Dr First discussing the WiFi revolution in healthcare IT
Healthcare is on the verge of a revolution in mobile technology thanks to WiFi.
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KLAS Report: 55% of Providers Planning to Buy Business Intelligence Tools Over 3 Yrs
According to a the recent KLAS report released this week, over half of healthcare providers are looking to purchase business intelligence tools over the net years signaling a tidal wave of growth as the industry search for solutions to help them combat a number of regulatory challenges such as ACO, HIE, and others.
The KLAS report, Business Intelligence Perception 2012: A Wave is Coming, was created from data collected between January and March representing 137 unique healthcare provider
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Five Reasons Why Medical Imaging is Ready for the Cloud
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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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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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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