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Dana Blankenhorn has been a business journalist for nearly 25 years and has covered the online world professionally since 1985. He founded the Interactive Age Daily for CMP Media, and has written for the Chicago Tribune, Advertising Age's "NetMarketing" supplement, and dozens of other publications over the years.- more about Dana Blankenhorn »
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- Successful emergency room automation is possible
- Automation can work, you can do it on a department level, and that you can be happy with the results. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Automation, Emergency Room Automation, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-30
- A psychological contagion of myth and suspicion
- The source of this irrational fear won't be found in Mexico, or China. It doesn't come from the Third World. It comes from among us, from people and institutions right here in America. Fighting it is a political struggle. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-30
- Can Chrome OS save us from racket ware?
- I'm not just talking here about viruses. I'm also talking about ad-ware and the messes legitimate programs make in registries and on hard drives, all the software dust bunnies Windows lets developers toss into systems. The developers of Chrome OS talk a good game about fixing this. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Developer, Operating System, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-30
- Open source is not about Wall Street
- Why is Ellison fighting so hard for full control of mySQL, if not to kill its ambition and reduce its value? by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, Open Source, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Blog posts 2009-11-30
- Pushing Google's leavings
- When you promise pennies from heaven, it better rain or folks are going to be unhappy. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Google Inc., Rain, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-30
- U.S. health IT money going to community colleges
- Will Community Colleges align themselves with specific vendors in order to stretch their dollars, thereby giving those products market advantages? Or will the curriculum be more general, based on technical standards and legal requirements? by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Information Technology, Health Care, Quality, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Strategy, Business Operations, Human Resources, Management, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-25
- Death of the black box EULA
- The makers of black boxes know they can't hold customers to their EULAs forever. They have to compete with free. The eye of Gates has fallen. The age of men has begun. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: EULA, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-25
- What open source can teach medical practice
- We are collecting the data. We need to unlock it. We are writing the code. We need to share it. This is what open source can teach the practice of medicine. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Practice, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- Chrome OS will rise or fall on the safety dance
- It's not just about what Google's programmers do in terms of security that will drive Chrome OS. Google needs application developers to accept its security development framework as well. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Google Inc., Development Tools, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- Larry Augustin's practical revolution at SugarCRM
- Pretty soon we'll forget all about SugarCRM's badgeware past and start rooting for it. This is smart, basic, strategic thinking. It's how real executives earn the big money. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: SugarCRM, Larry Augustin, Strategy, Management, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-24
- The medical home is reform without objections, so far
- A health policy based on the medical home is going to be a lot more intrusive than the present fee-for-service model. If the medical home is to save money, and lives, that team will need power to enforce what's good for you. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Health Care, Home, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Who wants tea with their turkey?
- Republicans and other health reform opponents launch an all-out media blitz to keep the Senate from getting 60 votes to end debate on S. 3590, on which debate has officially begun. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Vertical Industries, Advertising & Promotion, Benefits, Healthcare, Marketing, Human Resources, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Google goes all-in with an open source cloud
- Open standards set terms of competition that advantage the low-cost producer of bits and processing. That's Google. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Google Inc., Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Tim O'Reilly and the Cassandra act
- There are real threats O'Reilly didn't mention. ESPN, for instance. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Tim O'Reilly, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Paying for what does not work remains popular
- We imagine a simple formula. Get tested and if there is cancer get treated. But what scientists are trying to tell us is there is a different formula. Get healthy and seek appropriate treatment based on how dangerous your particular cancer is. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Formula, Cancer, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- Oracle opponent cheers delay in mySQL decision
- Mueller said the delay in Oracle's response means a decision on the merger won't come from the European Commission until January 27. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Oracle Corp., MySQL, Decision, Mergers & Acquisitions, Open Source, Databases, Investment, Finance, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-20
- Reid promises 60 on Saturday
- Here is what is most likely. Reid gets his 60 votes to start debate. Amendments are offered and the bill becomes more conservative to assure the 60 votes needed to end debate. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Debate, Vote, Reid, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall
- With ChromeOS Google is making the same call on networks Microsoft made on chips two decades ago. It's a call that demands a response, not just from the market but from governments. Deregulate. Free the bits. Here and around the world. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Network, Call, Wall, ChromeOS, Government, Networking, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- MindTouch launches its open source cloud
- MindTouch has launched its own cloud to serve up its open source collaboration solution. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: MindTouch, Open Source, Collaboration, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn
- Blog posts 2009-11-19
- Practice Fusion in PHR game
- Any PracticeFusion practice, which may be paying nothing for its service, can thus offer a PHR to their patients, who also pay nothing. by Dana Blankenhorn
- Tags: Dana Blankenhorn, Fusion, Games, Personal Technology
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
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