Data: Bringing Hidden Healthcare Data Into the Open Sarah Mitroff, wired.com Self-described health IT hacktivist and author Fred Trotter has hatched a plan to bring hidden healthcare data into the open. http://flpbd.it/ncJYs Related articles ‘Hacktivist’ group Anonymous strikes at Israeli government websites (washingtontimes.com) HIT firm ranks hospitals based on patient engagement tools, social presence &…
Health 2.0 Challenge #1: Getting Doctors Off Fax Machines Richard MacManus, readwriteweb.com Today at the DC to VC: Health IT Startup Showcase, a collaboration between Morgenthaler Ventures and the Health 2.0 Conference, I saw firsthand how health IT startups are tackling big, real-world problems. Coming from a world where… http://flpbd.it/hw3nH Related articles Video: My interview…
The death of Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) marks an important milestone in e-health and health-care IT as one of its more vigorous champions is now gone. Since the Kennedy brothers went to my high school and were I feel amongst our strongest leaders as a country I feel a special sense of sorrow with his…
State helping to shape US efforts to digitize health records for all – The Boston Globe. Great article on the ability of Mass to lead the way in health informatics as the Silicon valley of health IT.
HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society). This org shows jobs in HIT avg salary around 75k and extensive growth. Related articles HIMSS focuses on usability in guide to selecting mobile apps (healthtechinsights.com) Albany Medical Center vice president receives highest recognition (troyrecord.com) Drexel University Online and Leading Healthcare Association Collaborate for Higher Education Initiative (prweb.com)…