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Archives for January, 2009

EKG specifically for women

Men and Women's health practices are different.  Everyone understands that.  However we haven't necessarily undertood that the Information Technology advancements around medicine may need to be different by gender. In an attempt to battle heart disease [+]

Statement from Lawrence Massa, President Minnesota Hospital Association

Governor Pawlenty’s proposed budget will undermine hospitals’ stability and unravel the state’s health care safety net ST. PAUL, Minn. — Governor Tim Pawlenty’s budget proposal announced today will severely hurt Minnesota’s hospitals and the citizens they [+]

National financial woes will hurt hospitals, IT to take major blows

The nations financial woes just keep coming.  I would like to be a "glass half full" person, but I am not sure we are at the end.  Health care has long been considered recession proof, [+]

Technology interferes with child birth?

We love to sing the praises of technology.  But what happens when technology gets in the way of eons of evolution?  This topic from the University of California TV discusses the problems with Technology in [+]

Quick Update to Breast MRI information on Women’s Health

Quick and short update to the Women's Health section here:  http://healthtechnica.com/blogsphere/womens-health/ [+]

Information Security Concepts in Healthcare: Authentication

The importance of privacy within the healthcare industry is as old as the practice of medicine.  In the middle of The Information Revolution, though, it has taken on a whole new level of complexity.  As [+]

Most Wired 2009

One of the few comprehensive comparitive metrics that exist in Health Information Technology is the "Most Wired 2009" survey by Hospitals & Health Networks. I use this survey every year.  I am not interested in winning [+]

Green Data Center

The "Green" Data Center is something of a dream in the health care world.  Intel is apparently going to give one a try.  ArsTechnica (no relation) has a quick article on the subject here: Intel toys [+]

Phil Baumann has some interesting ideas about Twitter

Social Networking has been an interesting topic for Health Care CIO/CTO types for the last two years.  How do we use it?  What do we do with it?  How do we connect with patients without [+]

Don’t let financial cuts do this to you!

I received this as a submission from one of our readers.  HOPEFULLY they are joking around - with all the health care budget cuts going around...you never know.  I really don't want to see a [+]

Speaking of money cuts…they have begun in Minnesota

This note came out recently from the Minneosta Hospital Association.  Posted here with their permission: Dear Minnesota Hospital Leaders, Communicators and Government Relations Officers: The recent cuts to hospitals through the unallotment process demonstrate that [+]

Health Care Information Technology to take major budget cuts?

A disturbing trend is emerging across America.  Just as Medical Centers are starting to fully move into the electronic realms, big budget cuts are looming.  37 states are facing budget shorfalls in 2009.   Many [+]

Some Principles of Software Engineering and Design: Database Design

In my last article on Software Design Principles I talked about a methodology to use when designing a software project.  For this article I want to go a bit lower level, less "big picture", and [+]

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