The patient portal launched in July 2007 at the Mayo Clinic was running smoothly until bedlam broke loose last December. The Medfusion system was on overload due to the software company's rapid growth, and for a month or so, online access was sporadic. Such are the growing...
The way traffic moves over the Internet has changed radically in the last five years, according to a new report, and few people have realized it. Arbor Networks measures network performance for its customers, but it has also used its vantage point to look at overall...
Earlier this year I proposed that the good ol' predictable days of "aligning IT with the business" have come and gone, and that such an approach has become counterproductive and career-threatening. Since then, a series of factors--from the withering global economy to the relentless demands...
It’s imperative that you do your research on a company before you interview with them. Not only does being well-versed in a company’s mission and history help you tremendously when it’s time to ask the interviewer some questions, but it will also help you decide...
It used to be that business owners often struggled to afford advertising for their products or services. Google AdWords has changed that by offering an inexpensive way to spread the word. But if you don’t do some careful planning, you can easily find yourself spending...
Applied Management Systems, a full-service healthcare management consulting firm, recently released its annual list of top healthcare trends for 2010. Trends like larger IT budgets and market growth spell good news for healthcare technology companies. Channel Insider takes a look at the top trends and...
A $54 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will allow Kaiser Permanente to conduct health research on public and clinical health areas using its electronic health record database. "Kaiser Permanente is proud to be part of what President Obama called the 'single largest...
Things are getting better for entrepreneurs, according to data released Tuesday by information services provider Chubby Brain. Venture investment hit a multi-year low in the first quarter of 2009, reaching $5.3 billion in the second quarter and jumping a respectable 14 percent to $6.1 billion in...
The education industry is on the cusp of being massively disrupted by innovation in Web technology. Like other industries prior, it would like to pretend that it can weather the storm and continues business as usual, with only minor tweaking. We all know how that...
The FBI plans to migrate from its IAFIS fingerprint database to a new biometrics system that will include DNA records, 3-D facial imaging, palm prints and voice scans. The Federal Bureau of Investigation is expanding beyond its traditional fingerprint-focused collection practices to develop a new biometrics...