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HIMSS conference 2013 recap

March 25, 2013 5:51am PDT

Here's a rundown of what was happening at this year's HIMSS conference, from the facilities to the topics covered.

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Why you should be working in health IT

March 20, 2013 5:41am PDT

Here are three reasons health care IT is a field where you can make a tangible impact - and therefore, a field that's worthy of your career consideration.

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Dice: No gender gap in tech

March 19, 2013 9:08am PDT

According to a recent Dice report, the compensation gender gap in tech has disappeared.

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Smartphones and M2M for mHealth

January 18, 2013 5:12am PST

Will Kelly explains how smartphones and M2M are becoming tools for patient advocacy and self-sufficiency.

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Vulnerable medical devices: A clear and present danger

January 14, 2013 7:26am PST

Technology is helping to save lives, but vulnerable medical devices and computers are a real risk. Michael P. Kassner asks the experts about the state of healthcare security.

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Your medical records, HIPAA, and the illusion of privacy

January 7, 2013 7:44am PST

HIPAA is supposed to protect our private medical records from prying eyes, but there are many exceptions and gaps as Michael P. Kassner found out while doing some research.

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Anatomy of an SLA: Limitations on what cloud providers will guarantee

November 13, 2012 6:50am PST

Thoran Rodrigues points out the most important parts of a service level agreement with cloud providers. Make sure you understand the limitations they specify on their responsibilities.

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The 11 greatest enemies of creativity

November 1, 2012 1:38pm PDT

What zaps your creativity? Let us know what you would change or add to this list of creativity killers.

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Anatomy of an SLA: Compensation when things go wrong

October 23, 2012 12:33pm PDT

Cloud providers may provide compensation to a customer when downtime occurs, but how is it spelled out in the SLA? Thoran Rodrigues explains how it works and what to watch out for.

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Bring back the 40-hour work week

July 9, 2012 10:49am PDT

While it looks good to be the first to arrive and the last to leave work each day, it turns out that putting in 60 hours of work each week may do more harm than good in achieving end results.

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Tech mind control? It's not what you might think

April 17, 2012 3:14am PDT

We should keep an open mind on what technology can and can't do, and focus on benefits. Always looking for science and tech horror stories is in no one's interest.

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Should SMBs upgrade to Windows 8?

April 16, 2012 5:15am PDT

Every small business OS-upgrade choice as a cost/benefit ratio. Calculate the cost, calculate the benefit, and divide. Here's a look at the variables you should consider.

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Resume makeover number two

March 12, 2012 6:02am PDT

We're back with another resume makeover from resume expert Jennifer Hay. This time we tackle the resume for a support pro.

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Keep an eye on ASP.NET applications with health monitoring

March 1, 2012 11:23am PST

The ASP.NET health monitoring feature provides one way to keep an eye on an application in various ways and then respond accordingly.

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Healthcare IT is bustling at HIMSS

February 28, 2012 5:04am PST

At this year's HIMSS, vendors were offering products ranging from EHR (Electronic Health Record) systems to desktop and network hardware to medical devices of all kinds.

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Barriers to cloud adoption for healthcare practitioners

February 17, 2012 9:00am PST

Aditi Roy Ghatak discusses the primary issues that complicate cloud technology use in the healthcare industry and the compelling reasons to overcome these obstacles.