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Wednesday, April 03, 2013 News   |   Commentary   |   Slideshows   |   Reports   |   Videos   |   Events   |   RSS Feeds   MUST READ Health IT Priorities Put Regulations Before Innovation By Richard Hoffman Implementing electronic records and meeting Meaningful Use rules are top of the list in our Health IT Priorities survey. National Patient ID System: Debate Stoked Hoping to spark a national conversation on information exchange, health IT advocate petitions to lift ban on HHS national patient identification system. Obama Brain Mapping Project Tests Big Data Limits President Obama's just announced Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) project might require handling yottabytes of data. UCSF Heart Disease Study To Use Mobile Apps Big data trial will follow up to 1 million patients, who will use smartphones to transmit blood pressure and other data several times a day. Patients Like Online Health Records Access, Study Says Veterans in study said the ability to view notes, lab results and other documents helped them communicate better with their doctors and led to better health. NHS Moves Slowly Toward Mobile Health IT Doctors' demands mean the National Health Service's may soon be forced to allow smartphone and tablet use in clinical care. NHS Needs Better Vision Of Digital Patients Is a focus on niche technology rather than a more integrated view of the digital patient holding back the modernization of the U.K.'s socialized health system? Cancer Researchers Mine Big Data To Individualize Treatment CancerLinQ prototype from American Society of Clinical Oncology aggregates data from disparate EHRs to find the most effective therapy for a specific patient. MORE HEALTHCARE NEWS • Big Data: Hype Vs. Hope At Interop • InteropNet's Live Wire Act • Interop Preview: Expert Advice On Building Private Cloud Exclusive for IWK Readers: Attend Interop and help Build IT Innovation. Click here or use Priority Code MP_BTMNLIWKHTC to save an additional $200 off advanced pricing on All Access and Conference Passes. Join us for access to 125+ workshops and conference classes, 300+ exhibiting companies, and the latest technology. see also... Why You Should Attend Interop JOIN THE CONVERSATION Posted By dmunro85101: "We should be looking for ways to report abuses on companies that ask inappropriate questions during an interview. I know my eyebrows are raised when I hear that a company is asking for medical records as a part of an interview process." In reply to: National Patient ID System: Debate Stoked View Entire Response | Post Your Own Reply     DOWNLOAD THE LATEST ISSUE OF INFORMATIONWEEK HEALTHCARE With tactical and regulatory objectives dominating to-do lists, IT leaders must also find a way to improve care and efficiency with innovations in analytics, mobility and data connectivity. Also in our new, all-digital issue: Real change takes much more than technology DOWNLOAD NOW FREE (Registration Required)     REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS FEATURED REPORTS Research: 2013 Healthcare IT Priorities Meeting regulatory requirements barely inched out managing digital patient data as the top priority for our 363 healthcare provider IT pros. More than half, 56%, have completed their EMR or EHR deployments, and 74% are using or planning to use a health information exchange. So what's next on the docket? Hopefully, it's catching up to other sectors. After all, when your head's down, it's easy to walk straight into a swamp. Download Now (Registration Required) Research: State of Unified Communications Many UC projects are stuck in neutral: Only 38% have deployed, up just two points from our 2011 survey, and 31% of these respondents have rolled UC out to less than 10% of their user bases. Here's how to get out of the rut. Download Now (Registration Required) MORE REPORTS FEATURED WHITEPAPERS Grow Revenue With Healthcare Lockbox Services Only 20% of physician offices and 50% of hospitals use a lockbox service, but more than 30% of healthcare providers express interest in getting help from their bank for payments processing. Download this white paper to ensure that you are positioned to capture the revenue. Download Now (Registration Required) Strategy Guide to Business Protection for Hospitals HP Business Protection is based on HP Converged Infrastructure, an integrated plataform comprising servers, storage, networking, management software, PCs and printers that helps provide high availability, data protection, network security and off-site disaster recovery. Download Now (Registration Required) MORE WHITEPAPERS   MOST POPULAR NEWS iPhone 5S Likely to Channel Steve Jobs' Influence The iPhone 5S, which reports say will begin production in the second quarter of 2013, was the last iPhone designed with Steve Jobs in charge. Look for incremental change. If you were expecting Apple to add a back button, you're probably going to be disappointed with the iPhone 5S. Windows 8 Momentum Sputters Windows 8 keeps gaining users but its growth is losing steam. With Windows Blue and new hardware still months off, Microsoft's newest OS isn't likely to rebound right away. Apple iOS 7 Delayed, But New iPhone Won't Be Apple's next-gen iOS platform appears to be behind schedule, but the company is still ramping up production for the next iPhone. Anonymous Hits North Korea Via DDoS Hacktivists disrupt government and airline websites after North Korean government threatens to restart nuclear reactor, invade South Korea. Robotics Rumble: Teens Fight For Tech Glory Go inside a FIRST Robotics regional competition in Ft. Lauderdale, where tomorrow's tech leaders put robot creations to the test. MORE NEWS     WEBCASTS Curing Healthcare Mobility Management Ailments: Lessons for IT from HiMSS13 Join us on April 16 for a complimentary webinar exploring IT's role in helping providers unplug, integrate, and find new efficiencies in patient care and management of medical data while ensuring uncompromised security and compliance with HIPAA and HITECH. More Information & Registration MORE WEBCASTS   RESOURCES AND EVENTS Take Our Survey On Huawei Technologies -- You Could Win an iPad! Huawei Technologies is one of the largest makers of telecom and data networking equipment in the world. InformationWeek is conducting a survey to gauge enterprise use and perception of Huawei. One lucky participant will win one Apple 32GB iPad mini with WiFi valued at $429 Survey ends April 15. This e-mail was sent to sojo.blo@gmail.com InformationWeek Healthcare -- Published By InformationWeek 600 Community Drive Manhasset, NY 11030 To update your profile, change your e-mail address, or unsubscribe, click here. Thoughts about this newsletter? Give us feedback. Keep This Newsletter Out Of Your SPAM Folder Don't let future editions of InformationWeek's Healthcare go missing. Take a moment to add the newsletter's address to your anti-spam white list: email@techwebnewsletters.com If you're not sure how to do that, ask your administrator or ISP. 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Google Play Hit By One Click Billing Fraud More than 200 Android apps have been designed to trick people into parting with up to $1,000 for adult content, warns Symantec. Indoor Location Tracking Has Lost Common Sense Technology to help people navigate indoors is all the rage. But unless you really want to be tracked through the mall, it's largely unnecessary. Spamhaus DDoS Attacks: What Business Should Learn What should your company take away from this week's attacks? Lock down unsecured DNS repeaters being exploited by attackers and prep DDoS response plans. DDoS Attack Doesn't Spell Internet Doom: 7 Facts Despite a record-setting DDoS attack against anti-spam group Spamhaus, the Internet remains alive and well. Let's break down the key facts. Air Force Seeks Stronger Spacecraft Cybersecurity Air Force is looking for cutting-edge research into improved security for spacecraft IT, according to newly released procurement documents. MORE SECURITY NEWS • Big Data: Hype Vs. Hope At Interop • InteropNet's Live Wire Act • Interop Preview: Expert Advice On Building Private Cloud Exclusive for IWK Readers: Attend Interop and help Build IT Innovation. Click here or use Priority Code MP_BTMNLIWKSEC to save an additional $200 off advanced pricing on All Access and Conference Passes. Join us for access to 125+ workshops and conference classes, 300+ exhibiting companies, and the latest technology. see also... Why You Should Attend Interop JOIN THE CONVERSATION Posted By Nathan Golia: "I can't think of any application for this kind of technology that I would use that isn't solved by simply being able to download a floor plan to my phone." In reply to: Indoor Location Tracking Has Lost Common Sense View Entire Response | Post Your Own Reply     DOWNLOAD THE LATEST ISSUE OF INFORMATIONWEEK HEALTHCARE With tactical and regulatory objectives dominating to-do lists, IT leaders must also find a way to improve care and efficiency with innovations in analytics, mobility and data connectivity. Also in our new, all-digital issue: Real change takes much more than technology DOWNLOAD NOW FREE (Registration Required)     REPORTS & WHITEPAPERS: FEATURED REPORT Eight Steps To Securing Small Databases databases--that have a big stake in protecting their data but don't have big budgets or skilled, and dedicated, security staff. DOWNLOAD NOW (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) MORE REPORTS FEATURED WHITEPAPERS The State of APT Preparedness Many IT security professionals recognize that advanced persistent threats (APTs) pose a growing risk to their organizations. Download this report to find out what you must do to take the necessary steps to combat APTs and protect your organization. DOWNLOAD NOW (REGISTRATION REQUIRED) MORE WHITEPAPERS   MOST POPULAR STORIES iPhone 5S Likely to Channel Steve Jobs' Influence The iPhone 5S, which reports say will begin production in the second quarter of 2013, was the last iPhone designed with Steve Jobs in charge. Look for incremental change. If you were expecting Apple to add a back button, you're probably going to be disappointed with the iPhone 5S. Windows 8 Momentum Sputters Windows 8 keeps gaining users but its growth is losing steam. With Windows Blue and new hardware still months off, Microsoft's newest OS isn't likely to rebound right away. Apple iOS 7 Delayed, But New iPhone Won't Be Apple's next-gen iOS platform appears to be behind schedule, but the company is still ramping up production for the next iPhone. Anonymous Hits North Korea Via DDoS Hacktivists disrupt government and airline websites after North Korean government threatens to restart nuclear reactor, invade South Korea. Robotics Rumble: Teens Fight For Tech Glory Go inside a FIRST Robotics regional competition in Ft. Lauderdale, where tomorrow's tech leaders put robot creations to the test.   WEBCASTS: Choosing an Approach to Data Integration and Governance in a Big Data World Join Gartner analyst Eric Thoo on Tuesday, April 23, as he describes four different approaches to data integration. Eric will map the different approaches to five key use cases to help you identify the capabilities you need and provide insights into evolving data integration challenges and the capabilities that are emerging to address them. More Information & Registration MORE WEBCASTS   RESOURCES AND EVENTS: InformationWeek 2013 Strategic Security Survey InformationWeek is conducting a survey on security and risk management. One lucky participant will win an Apple 64GB iPad with retina display and Wi-Fi + cellular! It happens March 25-29 in Orlando, Fla. This e-mail was sent to sojo.blo@gmail.com InformationWeek Security Update -- Published By InformationWeek 600 Community Drive Manhasset, NY 11030 To update your profile, change your e-mail address, or unsubscribe, click here. Thoughts about this newsletter? Give us feedback. Keep This Newsletter Out Of Your SPAM Folder Don't let future editions of InformationWeek Security Update go missing. Take a moment to add the newsletter's address to your anti-spam white list: email@techwebnewsletters.com If you're not sure how to do that, ask your administrator or ISP. Or check your anti-spam utility's documentation. We take your privacy very seriously. Please review our Privacy Statement. © 2013  |  United Business Media LLC  |  Privacy Statement  |   Terms Of Service  |  Contact Us