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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

Why electronic health records have far to go

Rather than being a hit piece at the current Administration's aims, the report focuses on the best practices of groups like Kaiser Permanente and the Cleveland Clinic, which have spent years adapting their work to the technology. Do these things and you can make things work. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Electronic Health Record, E-health, Healthcare, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Where Microsoft is gaining in open source

Microsoft licenses are now used on 1 in every 40 open source projects. That's more than Mozilla. More than Eclipse. More than even the Lesser GPL. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Google-Microsoft rivalry on with ChromeOS launch

ChromeOS is a version of Bill Gates' nightmares from 15 years ago, as Netscape was rising, visions that led directly to the case of U.S. vs. Microsoft. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., ChromeOS, Strategy, Management, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Competition made Microsoft open source embedded .NET

Makers of embedded devices have been moving strongly into open source, especially Linux, and Microsoft was at great risk of being left behind. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp., Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-11-18

Keep your genes to yourself after this weekend

Basically the new law puts your family history, including your genetic make-up, under requirements similar to those of HIPAA. This may require changes to Electronic Health Record EHR software, especially on the server side. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: E-health, Hipaa, Regulatory Compliance, Healthcare, Regulations, Government, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-11-17