May 2013
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ESPN Standup an Be a Leader →
ESPN has allegedly had discussions with at least one major U.S. carrier about the plan, according to The Wall Street Journal. The two largest carriers in America, Verizon and AT&T, both carry the iPhone and both restrict new customers with capped data plans.
While this great for customers who currently pay for cable via Comcast, ATT, and others) it leaves others in rural areas without the...
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Microsoft Research Diagnosing Health via Social... →
“What’s exciting is that we could identify individuals potentially at risk for having an emotional downturn just by looking at streams of publicly shared data,” in this case Twitter feeds, says Eric Horvitz, managing co-director of the Microsoft Research lab. Horvitz and his colleagues presented the results of their efforts to predict postpartum emotional and behavioral changes via social media...
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Will the Samsung S4 be the First Widely Used... →
Samsung said Friday that its smartphones and tablets running its Knox security and management software have been cleared for use on the U.S. Department of Defense network. via computerworld.com
Industries (healthcare, pharma) that have higher security requirements for mobile devices the Android platform has always been a high concern. Now that DoD has approved the Knox platform may be Android...
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The Future of Enterprise Desktop from Microsoft? →
Microsoft is believed to be building a Windows Azure-hosted desktop virtualization service that could be available on a pay-per-use basis. via zdnet.com
With the announcement from Mary Jo Foley I have been trying to wrap my head around how this solution would work in the enterprise. While Office 366 Exchange service makes sense, the thought of a full desktop in the cloud is a tough one to...
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Should Healthcare Systems Worry About Online... →
Online review sites enable patients to complain about doctors, with poor customer service and bedside manner being their biggest gripes, according to a Vanguard Communications report. via eweek.com
As healthcare becomes more transparent and has to post its own quality scores online will the reviews from independent sites be a concern for hospitals. As is pointed out in the eWeek article,...
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Could you go a year without Internet access? →
There are a lot of us out there that by the end of the week want to disconnect from all electronic devices and even the Internet. Recently, I have considered disconnecting from all TV except for sports but the Internet is a whole different story.
That is what makes Paul Miller’s (of The Verge) experiment of the pas year a pretty amazing feat. The linked article is well worth the read as...
April 2013
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This will continue for years. How Apple... →
Apple didn’t necessarily intend to revolutionize health care, but that’s exactly what happened. Health care has changed dramatically since Steve Jobs first stood in front of an audience to introduce first the iPhone then later the iPad. Much of that change can be directly attributed to Apple.
via fool.com
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10 Reasons Healthcare Still Isn't Ready for... →
In the linked article Dr Kim lays out why Windows 8 is a great choice for healthcare. While the article identifies valid points for Windows 8, there are several reasons why healthcare is not ready for Windows 8 which are laid out below.
EMR, PACs, and other clinical vendors have not either validated their products on Windows 8 or do not have a road map to make their compatible.
Lack of...
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April 2104 (Windows XP) is the New Year 2000 for...
If you listen to any of the companies that sell services to migrate off of Windows XP this is the belief they are trying to convey. Companies like AppSense, Dell, and even Microsoft offer services to their customers that assist with the migration to Windows 7. While these companies claim they can get 30,000 plus wks converted over from Windows XP this assumes that the customer has some basic...
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Sorry, but Great Customer Service is a Mindset Not... →
Current approaches to patient-centered care are based on aggregated preferences rather than individualized needs. Researchers and health systems deploy focus groups and surveys to assess general patient preferences in an effort to determine “what patients want.” But patients are a diverse group with diverse needs.
via hbr.org
It is nice that “Big Data” can be used to...
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Healthcare Systems Pay Attention to These Trends →
Very interesting healthcare trends from HIT Consultant that healthcare systems needs to pay attention to as they develop their corporate road map. Most of these have technology implications which should have the focus of healthcare CIOs.
image courtesy of HIT Consultant
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Has Microsoft Sent Google a Thank You Card?
Beginning several years ago, Microsoft began going after Android handset makers to establish a licensing model to address patents that the company held. Now Microsoft has established an agreement with FoxConn to cover Android and Chrome OS.
Android stopped being free a long time ago for OEMs due to the legal efforts of Microsoft. The company has convinced many device manufacturers, including...
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Connect with Physicians via Your SmartPhone
Are you ready to visit a doctor via your smartphone? If not, then get ready as some companies, namely Ringadoc and HealthTap, are here to serve. Both of these companies have been around for a couple of years but are making a marketing push as they have appeared in several news feeds over the past few weeks.
Based upon a cursory review it appears that Healthtap is further along with their...
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Apple & Microsoft Need to Hang It Up and Announce...
Over the past week there have been several articles stating that both Apple and Microsoft are the old and Google is the future. It’s a little to early to count either of these companies out but an eye should be kept on Google as they forcing change. The biggest challenge to Google is making in roads into the enterprise as they still have way to many privacy/compliance issues.
With that...
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Rubber Meets the Road As Windows XP End of Life... →
Data published monthly by California-based Web analytics company Net Applications indicates that XP’s long-running slide has virtually stalled since Jan. 1.
via cio.com
In large enterprises, the realization has come to light that migrating to Windows XP needs to happen by early next year. However, for some enterprises this is a tough road as they are dependent on vendors that...
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Does your employer allows access to social... →
Not only has Evolv determined that hourly employees who use social networks are more productive in general, but it seems the more social networks you use, the more productive you are.
Hourly employees who regularly used up to four social networks — such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or LinkedIn — made more sales or handled customer service calls faster than those who weren’t on any...
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Looking to Get Started in Virtual Desktop then... →
Citrix has provided their latest virtual desktop handbook which is a good resource for getting started.
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Interesting View on the Future of Healthcare via... →
The organization, with some $50 billion in annual revenue, owns 37 hospitals and employs 17,000 doctors, all on salary. And its integrated model is in favor again.
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March 2013
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Hospitals Social Media Use
This weekend several articles appeared in my news stream about social media use at hospitals. First off, was article from Cleveland Clinic that point to a Google+ page. This is the first time that a hospital using Google+ had appeared in my news feeds. This led me to research how many hospitals had Google+ pages. As you can see there aren’t too many.
My finds were backed up by the...
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Mark Cuban (@mcuban) Strikes Again with Another... →
I haven’t quite figured it out but every time I come across a post on the Internet by Mark Cuban I have to read every last word. In “At Age 25 Mark Cuban Learned Lessons About Leadership That Changed His Life via Forbes” is no different.
From the article:
“I remember one day I had to drive to Austin for some PC part, to a place called PCs Limited. The place was run by...
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Amazing, The Future Will Be a Heart Breathalyzer... →
This is a truly amazing finding and could have a huge impact on future identification of heart issues. Hopefully, there will be an app and adapter that can be utilized on smartphones so at home detection can be performed.
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Jeremy's Tech and Things @Flipboard Magazine →
Today @Flipboard introduced version 2 of their iOS app which allows users to create their own magazine. Provided below is a link to my tech magazine for those that use @Flipboard on iOS.
Jeremy’s Tech and Things
http://flip.it/9shHe
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How Many of the Top 50 Cloud Services Are a...
Yesterday, CiteWorld had an article entitled “Here are the top 50 cloud services your employees are using every day”. For those in healthcare IT, do you know how many of these are a security concern? Let’s do a quick review to see how many pass.
Will Agree to Master Agreement that Covers HIPAA
Microsoft Office365 (productivity and file-sharing)
Netsuite (financials)
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Whoa, these "new" EMR User Interfaces Blow Away...
The UI in these concept EMRs show a major rethinking in displaying clinical data.
Look at all the EMR concepts at http://healthdesign.challenge.gov/.
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Should Healthcare Systems Develop Their Own Mobile...
As more and more healthcare systems implement EMRs and physician order entry functionality there will be the need to deliver mobile EMR apps to the physicians. The challenge that has faced healthcare systems to date, is that even EMR vendors that have mobile apps do not provide the functionality required for the physician’s work flow. Due to these limitations and other competing projects...
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What Entails a Healthcare Mobile Strategy? Part 3...
Finally getting around to finishing my 3 part series on “What Entails a Healthcare Mobile Strategy?” by focusing this post on the devices that should be supported. For several years now, the tech industry has been focusing on BYOD (bring your own device) for enterprise setting as an alternative way to increase employee productivity. What often happens as part of these discussions is...
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Are you ready for the next version of Windows?
As the consumer and enterprise markets are still trying to determine if Windows 8 is worth the upgrade, here comes leaks of the next version of Windows (code name blue) due later this year. Provided below are links that flowed through my Twitter stream about Blue.
Windows Blue leaks online, includes smaller Live Tiles, IE 11, and greater SkyDrive integration http://bit.ly/ZgflvC
Windows Blue...
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When will Mobile Health Apps Become a Priority for... →
Survey says the priority should be now.
There were 650 physicians that took part in the mhealth apps survey, and more than 90 percent of them felt that the use of the technology could potentially improve the outcomes that patients experience. The same percentage of physicians stated that they would like to see apps provide patients with the ability to access their own personal EHR files and...
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Enterprise IT, Exchanging BlackBerry's for Free... →
As an IT Manager, the time has come to swap out aging BlackBerry Bolds for a new device. From a cost perspective, the free iPhone 4 is an attractive option, as it practically eliminates any transition cost. However, the following must be considered:
When you compare the iPhone 4 to the iPhone 5, it’s a different case entirely. The iPhone is two generations behind the iPhone 5. It was...
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EFF Clarifies the Latest Legislative Attempt... →
Do your part and at least understand how this legislation could impact you and your daily use of the Internet.
The privacy-invasive bill known as CISPA—the so-called “cybersecurity” bill—was reintroduced in February 2013. Just like last year, the bill has stirred a tremendous amount of grassroots activism because it carves a loophole in all known privacy laws and grants legal immunity for...
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WatchMobile 2013 Trends via L2thinktank.com
As this study shows, mobility is here to stay and all businesses need to jump on the bandwagon.
