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If you have not heard about the new technology coming out for Xbox 360 it is Kinect and we are looking at the same with computers and according to what I read here, Microsoft will now have the intellectual property and the chip to make this come to life on PCs. The first thing that of course comes...
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Fri, Oct 29 2010
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The new cloud service brings together Office, SharePoint, Exchange and Lync for organizations of all sizes.– good for physicians – without changing the way they work. With Office 365 people to can work together from anywhere, on virtually any device including Smart Phones too. Allina...
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Wed, Oct 20 2010
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Most of the United Way center’s funding came from the Melinda and Bill Gates Foundation initially and the name of Bill Gates’ deceased mother will carry on. The learning center will have all kinds of technology to include high definition video and web conferencing, and this will stand to benefit...
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Sun, Oct 17 2010
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Partnerships and alliances in healthcare are growing and we have seen a similar arrangement with Dell for one more example of a bundled support system of hardware and software and now HP and Quest Diagnostics enter the arena. Last year I had the opportunity to interview and talk to Rohit Nayak...
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Tue, Oct 5 2010
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Filed under: Medically Related, Technology, Other Items of Interest, healthcare, microsoft, Health IT, PHR, HL7, Personal Health Records, HealthVault, MedPlus, Lab Results, Informed Patient, Quest Diagnostics, Meaningful Use, HP
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Ok remember a while back where I said stolen drugs could be located with Tags, well here we have a suggestion or an idea, a heat map from Bing. The products could be tagged by “lot” number and/or products. Obviously on a large scale we are looking at one grand “cloud” operation here. ...
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Wed, Sep 22 2010
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This is both a continued merging of resources with the purchase of Schering Plough and better utilization of present facilities. Merck is heavy in cash resources too and a few months ago purchased Millipore in Massachusetts which is an outsourcing company involved in many areas of R and D to include...
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Thu, Jul 8 2010
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I recently had the opportunity to spend some time discussing with Chris Sullivan, National Director, Health Provider Solutions, Microsoft Health & Life Sciences, the company’s support and solutions for small physician practices and hospitals. Electronic medical records and Health IT is foremost...
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Fri, Jun 25 2010
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Bill Gates has been in the news quite a bit of late and the Daily Show has another opportunity. Jon asks all about Twitter and how Mr. Gates is doing. You know what is very cool here is Mr. Gates saying “I’m new to Twitter”, so he’s working with software and learning value from software Microsoft...
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Tue, Jan 26 2010
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The new facility has been a while in the making, but now it is open and had it’s recent ribbon cutting to open the doors. It is full of robots, wireless and almost any kind of modern technology you can think of. The nurses were very involved in the design of the patient rooms. It is...
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Sat, Oct 10 2009
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I happen to follow Dr. Oz on Twitter too and the first day out of the barrel he posted they had “server” issues, why, I am guessing overload. That was only short-lived and everything is up and going. Why do we like Dr. Oz? I think because he is real and brings some very complicated...
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Wed, Sep 16 2009
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You will find me on the list too. There are many companies such as Microsoft, Google, Navigenics, Faster Cures and more on the list. Why is this so important? From the article below: “When patients get their records -- especially in computerized format -- they can use the information...
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Tue, Jun 23 2009
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The article states there are some divisions where this will not apply and I might guess these would be areas where the other devices are studied from perhaps a marketing stand point and also for research as Microsoft has written some applications for an iPhone. Most companies too as noted don’t...
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Sun, Jun 14 2009
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Filed under: Tablet PCs, Technology, Other Items of Interest, Windows Mobile, Microsoft/Windows News, healthcare, microsoft, BlackBerry, wireless, iPhone, communication, mobility employees, Palm
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Dr. Oz, who doesn’t watch and listen to what he has to say? This is a good move on the part of Oprah to help further healthcare education. Healthcare education is needed so badly today and the media is the first place to go. Unlike some other guests, his appearances do help bring...
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Wed, May 13 2009
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Well it’s official now, the “Smart People” are technical advisors for Obama. Where did they come from, Google and Microsoft. Craig Mundie is no strange to the blog here with his presentations covered at MIT and other locations and everyone knows Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google too. Click...
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Mon, Apr 27 2009
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I thought perhaps I was the only one out here speaking out on this topic, but not so. I have been referencing individuals with specific IT Technology experience and innovations for the most part, in other words get the person in the position that has actual “hands on” first hand experience and...