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Obamacare: The Rise Of Private Health Insurance Exchanges
Tuesday’s launch of state and federal health insurance marketplaces is also prompting new interest in private exchanges as legal landscape changes.
Do Cities Need Texting Zones?
New York state is planning pull-over texting "zones" on some of its highways to reduce driving accidents. Should cities follow suit?
GetInsured Wants To Be Cloud Provider To State Exchanges
Website provides cloud back-end for New Mexico health insurance exchange and software for California insurance marketplace, with hopes to expand.
Dysfunctional Congress Hurts Government IT
Government IT budgeting was hard enough even before government shutdowns, says this former government CIO. What can be done to combat the dynamic with Congress?
Feds Warm Up To LinkedIn
Government IT managers have been cautious about using LinkedIn, but odds are activity will soon rise due to federal travel restrictions and greater comfort with the platform.
Government Shutdown: What Are IT Systems Risks?
If the looming government shutdown comes to pass, Federal IT faces security, budget, and workflow risks.
5 IT Resume Blunders To Avoid
Your resume can do as much harm as good when you're hunting for a new IT job.
Cerner, Intermountain Partner On EHRs
Healthcare IT vendor and Intermountain to collaborate on activity-based costing, expected to help accountable care organizations measure cost of care.
SAM Saves Cash, Not Just Compliance Woes
Software asset management doesn't just make sure you're compliant with your software licenses. Smart use of SAM can also save money.
HTML5 Offers 'Road to Awesome'
Before you head down the iOS or Android native-app mobile development path, consider Amazon's choice regarding HTML5.
Will EHRs Ever Help Small Practices?
So far, evidence suggests that health IT benefits mostly hospitals and practices with deep pockets. That could change if small practices get more EHR training.
Tech Glitches Trip Obamacare Exchange Launches
Several state health insurance exchanges say their websites might not be 100% functional on Oct. 1 launch date because of bugs that incorrectly calculate policy prices, among other problems.
ERP Is A People Problem
If there's an enterprise resource planning project in your future, beware the foot draggers and sandbaggers
State Insurance Exchanges: Hospital IT's Next Challenge
As state insurance exchanges take hold, hospital IT departments must figure out how to keep up with patients' insurance eligibility, health status and benefits in fluid environment.
CIOs & Health: Too Sick To Hire?
What sort of health problems can companies accept and manage in a CIO or other employee, and which are insurmountable?
Fed Health IT Chief And Deputy Departing
Office of the National Coordinator deputy David S. Muntz will join chief Farzad Mostashari in Oct. 4 departure.
How NYCDOT Put 'Mobile First' Dev To Work
Stringent procurement rules didn't stop New York City's Department of Transportation from quickly creating a tablet app to document Hurricane Sandy damage.
Patient Portals Bloom Under Meaningful Use
But most portals still have long way to go in fully meeting patient needs as required by law, according to KLAS survey.
Federal IT Staffing Mess: Budget Chaos + Aging Workforce
Recurring budget questions and Congressional showdowns are driving away mid-rank IT talent, leaving an older workforce just when new talent is needed most.
Apple Updates Its iMac
Apple spruces up its venerable desktop PC with faster processors, faster wireless networking and faster storage technology.
N.Y. State Preps InBloom Student Data Dashboards
Education officials persist with plans for an education portal despite public and political objections to InBloom's cloud-based data warehouse. But will it work?
Device Interoperability Effort Seeks Hospital Leaders
Center for Medical Interoperability, funded by the Gary and Mary West Foundation, aims to solve incompatibilities between medical devices and health IT systems.
FDA Reveals Final Mobile Health App Guidelines
Agency's tiered approach puts regulatory emphasis on high-risk apps.
Apple Fingerprint Hack: A Great Reminder
Apple's hacked fingerprint reader serves as a reminder to enterprise users: Be cautious about which two-factor mechanism you use.
DATA Transparency Bill Needs More Work
Proposed legislation aims to improve data accountability and transparency in government. Revisions have improved the bill, but some elements still need attention.
iPhone Fingerprint Hack Contest Dangles $18,000
Crowd-funded effort also promises erotica, bourbon, bitcoins and whiskey to the first person who can successfully bypass the iPhone 5s Touch ID fingerprint reader.
Microsoft Challenges Amazon: Azure Gets VPN Ties
Microsoft teams with AT&T's NetBond to give customers a private network-like linkage to the Azure cloud. This option takes aim at Amazon's Direct Connect.
Crowdsourcing: Pick The Brains Of World's Best
Crowdsourcing is an affordable way to quickly test a slew of ideas and technologies so you can fail early and ultimately pick the best idea.
NOAA Asked To OK Sharper Satellite Images
DigitalGlobe, an imaging company, petitions National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to change restrictions on sale of sharper satellite images.
Why General Motors Went Green (But Not Cloud)
GM's new data center lands LEED certification as the automaker continues insourcing IT operations.
Apple Hacker: Mobile Malware Threat Overrated
Android and iOS exploit expert Charlie Miller says businesses have more pressing security concerns than today's minuscule amount of mobile malware.
Outsourcing Vs. Insourcing: You Need Both
Reshored IT services are on the rise, but your company might be best served by "rightsourcing" -- using a combination of insourcing and outsourcing based on your needs.
Allscripts Enables EHR Customers To Send Data To Payers
Deal with analytics firm Inovalon designed to relieve burden on providers while enabling online feedback from health plans.
White House Asks FCC To Unlock Cell Phones
National Telecommunications and Information Administration asks FCC to issue new regulations allowing consumers to use their devices with any carrier.
EHRs Are Not A 'Digital Menace'
Healthcare IT can compromise patient safety, but studies show that lack of it may present an even greater risk.
CMS Floats Flexibility In Meaningful Use Stage 2
As some unprepared EHR vendors opt to abandon Meaningful Use, agency considers options to ease transition requirements.
Law Firm Counts On Analytics For Profitability
Christopher Emerson brings an IT perspective to the business of determining how much it will cost to handle a legal matter.
Federal Agencies Faulted For Unnecessary IT Spending
Departments of Homeland Security, Defense and Health and Human Services continue to combat overlapping IT projects, says watchdog group.
Sequestration II: Expect Budget Rollercoaster In 2014
Think federal sequestration is in the rear-view mirror? It's not. Chances are we'll have to go through another round of belt tightening in 2014.
Dell Buyout: Good News For SMB Customers?
Michael Dell said a private Dell is a "great outcome" for users -- but that doesn't make it true. Here's how Dell could turn that rhetoric into reality for SMBs.
Patients Seek More Online Access To Medical Records
41% of those who don't have online access to records would consider switching physicians to obtain it, Accenture survey finds.
Dropbox File Brouhaha: Use Case Is The Issue
Before you pull your files over a perceived security threat, ask yourself: How are you using the cloud file sharing service?
ACOs Need Claims Data For Analytics, Expert Says
Accountable care organizations will use data from payers to manage population health for next 10 to 15 years, predicts Jonathan Weiner, professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Data Scientists Talk Privacy Worries
88% of data scientists surveyed say yes, you should worry about all that personal data being collected. They also strongly support ethics codes for data use.
10 Ways Government Clouds Have Changed This Year
Learn how 2013's cloud predictions are quickly unfolding for government CIOs.
Apple Hackers Rate iPhone 5s Security
Apple will soon release the iPhone 5s, and hackers plan to test these 6 exploit techniques on the smartphone. Will the fingerprint scanner hold them off?
DATA Act, Pushing Spending Transparency, Regains Steam
Legislation sets transparency standards for all federal spending data, making it easier for business and the public to follow government money.
Nebula, OpenStack Upstart, Chooses CEO With Sales Cred
Nebula co-founder Chris Kemp, known for the cloud experience he gained as NASA's CIO, will step aside as CEO to make way for Gordon Stitt, who brings an enterprise sales track record.
Medicine Must Get Social
Patients find a lot of good -- and bad -- healthcare information online. That's why doctors need to be as digitally literate as their patients.
Twitter Prepares IPO, Facebook Pain In Mind
Twitter confidentially files an S-1 document with the SEC, preparing to go public. Can it avoid the criticism that followed rival Facebook's IPO?
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