Featured Report: Mobile apps now account for more than half of all digital media time

RCR Wireless

Reality Check: The rise of mobile-first enterprises and the impact on devops

July,01,2014

by:  Don Addington

Agile and development and operations methodologies have made sweeping cultural changes in enterprise IT. Many of these changes have had technological enablers – virtualized servers, server-based app deployments (think HTML and CSS), and unit test frameworks – that made continuous testing and continuous deployment truly possible. It’s hard to determine whether culture changed the technology or if technology change the culture. Either way, we are getting good at it. Take, for example, Amazon.com’s frequently quoted deployment stats: 11.6 seconds between deployments; more than 1,000 deployments in a single hour; and as many as 30,000 hosts receiving a deployment simultaneously. The numbers are staggering. Read More

Wireless Week

Samsung Unveils New Line of Budget Galaxy Phones

June,30,2014

by: Staff

Samsung Monday unveiled a quartet of low- to mid-range Galaxy line of smartphones. Today's announcement expands the Galaxy line with the Galaxy Core II, Galaxy Ace 4, Galaxy Young 2, and Galaxy Star 2. While Samsung didn't provide the prices or carrier partnerships for the new phones, it did say that devices will offer "exceptional smartphone experience at an affordable price."The high-end of the line is the Galaxy Core II, which features a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, a 4.5-inch display, 2,000mAh battery and a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash. The lower end, the Galaxy Star 2, comes packing a more modst single-core 1 GHz processor and a 3.5-inch HGVA display.  Read More

Fierce Wireless

Mobile apps now account for more than half of all digital media time

June,27,2014
Mike Dano

"May turned out to be a banner month for mobile," research firm comScore noted, pointing to its new research showing that mobile platforms--smartphones and tablets--combined to account for 60 percent of "total digital media time spent," up from 50 percent a year ago. The firm also said that mobile apps accounted for more than half of all digital media time spent in May at 51 percent.

The firm noted that this shift to mobile is affecting different content categories differently. For example, full 96 percent of all digital radio is consumed through a mobile device, while just 4 percent is consumed on a desktop computer. On the other hand, social networking is slightly more evenly split, with 71 percent of users accessing it through mobile and 29 percent access it through a desktop computer.   Read More

ZD Net

The enterprise may be ready for Internet of Things, but networks are not

June,30,2014

by: Charlie Osborne

Enterprises are ready to profit from the Internet of Things (IoT), but security concerns and network capacity worries are holding back deployment.

According to a recent survey commissioned by network control company Infoblox, the majority of IT professionals believe that IoT is a potentially lucrative market, but there may not be enough network capacity to handle the demand that will accompany an anticipated explosion in the number of connected devices.

The research, carried out in May, was conducted online and collected 400 responses from US and UK network managers and executives involved in building, running, and managing enterprise networks at firms with over 1,000 employees. The majority of respondents — 90 percent — are either planning or already implementing solutions to cope with the increased demands on networking caused by IoT projects.  Read More

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Featured Report: AT&T snags OnStar deal from Verizon Wireless

RCR Wireless
Feb,25, 2013
by:+ Dan Meyer
AT&T seems to have usurped Verizon Wireless as General Motors carrier of choice for the auto makers OnStar telematics offering. AT&T reported today that is has signed a multi-year agreement to provide an “enhanced suite of safety, security, diagnostic and infotainment services” to OnStar deployments in GM’s range of car brands using the carrier’s LTE network. The agreement is set to begin in 2014 and will cover the United States and Canada. The Canadian network provider for the offering was not released. AT&T said the offering will include voice calling, streaming audio, Web access, applications and video for backseat passengers as well as powering GM’s planned in-vehicle Wi-Fi hotspot offering. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The timing of the deal seems to provide AT&T with enough time to fully deploy its LTE services across its current cellular footprint, which it expects to reach 300 million potential customer covered by mid-2014.
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This Week's Wireless News
RCR Wireless U.S.
Clearwire takes $80M from Sprint Nextel, remains aloof on tie up
Feb,27,2013
by:+Dan Meyer.
Clearwire’s future continued on its un-clear path as the wireless broadband company announced plans to dip into an $80 million “draw” provided by Sprint Nextel as part of its ongoing attempt to acquire Clearwire, though Clearwire’s management reiterated that it has still not decided to move forward with that deal. The draw, which was originally as much as $800 million, was offered as part of Sprint Nextel’s accepted $2.2 billion acquisition attempt of Clearwire late last year. The offer is in the form of exchangeable notes for Clearwire common stock at $1.50 per share and is set to be drawn on March 1. Clearwire did not draw on offers that were presented for January and February.
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Wireless Week
Wireless Connections Creep Into Everyday Things
Feb,27,2013
by:+Peter Svensson,
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — A car that tells your insurance company how you're driving. A bathroom scale that lets you chart your weight on the Web. And a meter that warns your air conditioner when electricity gets more expensive.

Welcome to the next phase of the wireless revolution.
The first wave of wireless was all about getting people to talk to each other on cellphones. The second will be getting things to talk to each other, with no humans in between. So-called machine-to-machine communication is getting a lot of buzz at this year's wireless trade show. Some experts believe these connections will outgrow the traditional phone business in less than a decade.
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Fierce Wireless
Samsung exec disputes notion of tension with Google over Android
Feb,26, 2013
by:+Phil Goldstein
BARCELONA, Spain--A Samsung Electronics executive pushed back against the idea that Samsung's dominant position in Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android ecosystem is a source of tension between the two companies. Nick DiCarlo, vice president of portfolio planning and product marketing at Samsung's U.S. mobile arm, said Samsung's Android sales have been "positive" for Android. His comments come after the Wall Street Journal reported that there is increasing tension between Google and Samsung, by far the largest Android OEM. The report, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, said Google executives are concerned that Samsung has become so big and could pressure Google to alter the nature of their relationship
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Small Business Healthcare Consortium
Hello Businesses Owner,

I am writing to you because our changing health care system will have a profound effect on all of us. Now that the election is over and the Supreme Court has ruled, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not going away. It will not be repealed and it is up to us to make sure it will work for small businesses and individuals as it was intended to do.

That’s why I joined the Campaign for Better Health Care’s newly created Small Business Health Care Consortium (SBHCC). This consortium views the needs of small businesses and their employees as a top priority.

And, as a member of the Steering Committee of the SBHCC I am personally inviting you to join our network of small businesses who know that only through our collective voices that will assure that the Affordable Care Act live up to its goal of making healthcare affordable for all.

Discussions around health reform have been confusing and, sometimes, even misleading. It is the goal of the SBHCC to provide factual information about the changes that are already happening and those coming in the near future. The SBHCC discusses the benefits and opportunities of the ACA and what Illinois small businesses need to do to make sure this law will benefit them.

Many key components of the ACA are national in nature. For instance, small businesses currently providing health insurance to their employees could be eligible for a 35% tax credit. And, while employers with fewer than 50 full time employees are not required to provide health insurance, their employees can take advantage of the ACA’s benefits.

Other components will be implemented at the State level and these decisions will either enhance small businesses or provide another hurdle. One important component is that all states must implement a health insurance exchange (marketplace). These exchanges will include a rate review process with defined, easy to understand plans to consider and review side-by-side.

As small business owners we share many of the same, serious business challenges. It is my hope that you and your small business peers do want to learn more about the ACA. Let’s take this opportunity to act collectively to get control of health insurance costs and improve access to coverage. The opportunity to create positive change is now. It is about fairness and choices for small businesses. To that end I like for you to hear my own personal story about how the new healthcare law will effect me.

Please go to this link at Healthcare.gov to see my story Watch My Story

Then Join the SBHCC do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or thoughts. I may be reached at wireheadtec@gmail.com or Wirehead Technology

Sincerely,
Howard Lee
CIO
Wirehead Technology
Tel-312-286-8416

Seminar: Understanding EHR Networks

Seminar: Understanding EHR Networks

With Meaningful Use 1 and 2 now part of the healthcare IT landscape. Private healthcare providers must now create EHR systems or face sever penalties by 2015. But many private doctors and small clinics while knowing that they have to create an EHR have not started because they have so many questions about how to create and EHR. But not many answers from government or Healthcare IT providers that could help them create their EHR systems like larger healthcare providers who have larger IT budgets and staff.

This fact has forced many small healthcare providers to partner with larger hospitals to help them create their EHR network. The latest reports states that over 60% of small healthcare providers have partner with larger hospitals to help them create their EHR network Still many small providers are going on their own to create their EHR networks. For these providers they must ask themselves several questions to to truly understand how to create and EHR system that will meet all of the Meaningful Use 1 and 2 requirements these questions are:

1.Have you started your EHR network?
2.Do you know if your are eligible for the EHR Incentive Program through Medicare and Medicaid?
3.Do you have any type of medical software in place i.e. scheduling, lab reports, billing,etc. In your practice?
4.Are you aware of the Meaningful use1 and 2 time limits and penalties for not having an EHR plan in place?
5.Can your practice survive a medical IT audit?
6.Are You waiting to start your EHR network because of changes in the Healthcare Policies?
7.What Role Does Mobility Play in E H R?
8.Are you unsure of the cost of an E H R network?
9.Are you confused about how to pick the right IT vendor that can help you build your E H R Network?

If you are a Doctor or Administrator for a clinic or small hospital who need answers to these question then you should come to our seminar called “Understanding E H R” where will go thorough these question and give you the answers and solutions you need to get your E H R network completed within the guideline of HIPPA and HITECH regulations and qualify for Meaningful Use 1 & 2

The seminar will be held January, 9, 2013
Time: 9:30 am to 10:30 am
Location:
Wiess Memorial Hospital Auditorium
4646 N. Marine Drive
Chicago, IL 60640
(773) 878-8700
(800) 503-1234

Featured Speakers:
Howard Lee
CIO
Wirehead Technology
Howard Lee is the CIO of Wirehead Technology a mobile IT consulting company. He has been working in Healthcare for over 10 years. In 2001 he was a speaker at the National Medical Association Convention and an exhibitor at the Radiology Society of North America Expo on the subject of “Mobility in Healthcare”.

Hunt Russell
VP Business Development
7 Medical
Mr. Russell has been responsible for multiple roles within 7 Medical and currently serves as VP of Business Development. Initially, he was responsible for sales and building the sales team and partner channels. He has also been involved with operational and financial duties, including raising capital.

Event Sponsors:
Business Partners of Uptown Chamber of Commerce

To Register for this event go to http://understandingehr.eventbrite.com/

Featured Report: Healthcare Security Issue

Q&A: Health orgs don't protect patient data for reasons going 'back to the industrial revolution'
Government Health IT
Dec,06,2012
by: Tom Sullivan
Three out of five healthcare organizations are not allocating enough resources to protect patient data – and among the reasons is a simple fact that the industry has no way to place a value on that information. That’s according to Rick Kam, president and co-founder of ID Experts, which sponsored the Ponemon Institute’s third annual benchmark "Study on Patient Privacy and Data Security," published on Dec.6. Prior to the report’s release, Government Health IT Editor Tom Sullivan spoke with Kam and Ponemon Institute Chairman Larry Ponemon about the survey's alarming statistics, the potential dangers of criminal social-engineering and why healthcare as an industry is so far behind in terms of safeguarding data.
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This Week's Healthcare News

Healthcare Info Security
HIPAA Modifications: How to Prepare
Dec,14,2012
by: Marianne Kolbasuk McGee
Healthcare organizations need to more closely monitor how their business associates protect the security of patient information and step up risk assessments as they prepare to comply with looming HIPAA modifications, says attorney Lisa Sotto. As proposed, the long-overdue HIPAA modifications, which may be released in the coming weeks, would require business associates and their subcontractors to comply with the HIPAA Security Rule.
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iHealthBeat
ONC Releases New Resources on Securing Mobile Health Data
Dec,13,2012
by: Staff
On Wednesday, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT launched an educational website to help health care providers better protect health data on mobile devices, Modern Healthcare reports (Conn, Modern Healthcare, 12/12). ONC developed the online resources in response to comments it received during its Mobile Device Roundtable in March (Pulley, NextGov, 12/12).
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Fierce Health IT
HIMSS: Hospitals spending more to ensure data privacy, security
Dec,13, 2012
by: Dan Bowman
Privacy and security budgets at most healthcare organizations have increased during the past year, according to responses to HIMSS' fifth annual security survey, unveiled this week. More than half (56 percent) of the 303 health IT and security professionals queried said that their organization has increased the amount of IT budget allocated for information security, although 47 percent of respondents said that their organization spends 3 percent or less of the overall IT budget on such measures. Still, more than three-fourths of respondents said that their organization conducted formal risk analyses to examine risks to patient data. Of those, nearly two-thirds (64 percent) did so on an a year-to-year basis. Additionally, 64 percent of overall respondents said that their organization conducted an audit of the IT security plan, with 65 percent of those respondents doing so annually.
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Small Business Healthcare Consortium

Hello Small Business Owners,
I am writing to you because our changing health care system will have a profound effect on all of us. Now that the election is over and the Supreme Court has ruled, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not going away. It will not be repealed and it is up to us to make sure it will work for small businesses and individuals as it was intended to do. That’s why I joined the Campaign for Better Health Care’s newly created Small Business Health Care Consortium (SBHCC).

This consortium views the needs of small businesses and their employees as a top priority. And, as a member of the Steering Committee of the SBHCC, I am personally inviting you and asking you to invite your network of small businesses to participate in a one hour, educational free webinar about the Affordable Care Act on January 15th at 11:00am CST or January 16th at 3:30pm CST. Discussions around health reform have been confusing and, sometimes, even misleading. It is the goal of this free webinar to provide factual information about the changes that are already happening and those coming in the near future. It will discuss the benefits and opportunities of the ACA and what Illinois small businesses need to do to make sure this law will benefit them.

Follow this link to register for:
January 15th: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=ecg0qj9s21aq

January 16th: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=m2wt2unotbju

Many key components of the ACA are national in nature. For instance, small businesses currently providing health insurance to their employees could be eligible for a 35% tax credit. And, while employers with fewer than 50 full time employees are not required to provide health insurance, their employees can take advantage of the ACA’s benefits. Other components will be implemented at the State level and these decisions will either enhance small businesses or provide another hurdle. One important component is that all states must implement a health insurance exchange (marketplace). These exchanges will include a rate review process with defined, easy to understand plans to consider and review side-by-side. As small business owners we share many of the same, serious business challenges. It is my hope that you and your small business peers do want to learn more about the ACA. Let’s take this opportunity to act collectively to get control of health insurance costs and improve access to coverage.

The opportunity to create positive change is now. It is about fairness and choices for small businesses. Please register:
January 15th, 11am CST:
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=ecg0qj9s21aq
January 16th, 3:30pm CST:
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=m2wt2unotbju

And, do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or ideas. Reach me at 312-286-8416 email wireheadtec@gmail.com or Wirehead Technology Healthcare IT Serives at www.wireheadtec.com/Home.html Find a listing of our SBHCC Steering Committee members at: www.cbhconline.org/smallbusiness .

Sincerely,
Howard Lee CIO
Wirehead Technology

If you need answers to your Healthcare IT needs now visit our Healthcare Managed Services page at Wirehead Technology

Small Business Healthcare Consortium

Hello Small Business Owners,
I am writing to you because our changing health care system will have a profound effect on all of us. Now that the election is over and the Supreme Court has ruled, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is not going away. It will not be repealed and it is up to us to make sure it will work for small businesses and individuals as it was intended to do. That’s why I joined the Campaign for Better Health Care’s newly created Small Business Health Care Consortium (SBHCC).

This consortium views the needs of small businesses and their employees as a top priority. And, as a member of the Steering Committee of the SBHCC, I am personally inviting you and asking you to invite your network of small businesses to participate in a one hour, educational free webinar about the Affordable Care Act on January 15th at 11:00am CST or January 16th at 3:30pm CST. Discussions around health reform have been confusing and, sometimes, even misleading. It is the goal of this free webinar to provide factual information about the changes that are already happening and those coming in the near future. It will discuss the benefits and opportunities of the ACA and what Illinois small businesses need to do to make sure this law will benefit them.

Follow this link to register for:
January 15th: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=ecg0qj9s21aq

January 16th: https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=m2wt2unotbju

Many key components of the ACA are national in nature. For instance, small businesses currently providing health insurance to their employees could be eligible for a 35% tax credit. And, while employers with fewer than 50 full time employees are not required to provide health insurance, their employees can take advantage of the ACA’s benefits. Other components will be implemented at the State level and these decisions will either enhance small businesses or provide another hurdle. One important component is that all states must implement a health insurance exchange (marketplace). These exchanges will include a rate review process with defined, easy to understand plans to consider and review side-by-side. As small business owners we share many of the same, serious business challenges. It is my hope that you and your small business peers do want to learn more about the ACA. Let’s take this opportunity to act collectively to get control of health insurance costs and improve access to coverage.

The opportunity to create positive change is now. It is about fairness and choices for small businesses. Please register:
January 15th, 11am CST:
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=ecg0qj9s21aq
January 16th, 3:30pm CST:
https://cc.readytalk.com/cc/s/registrations/new?cid=m2wt2unotbju

And, do not hesitate to contact me with any questions or ideas. Reach me at 312-286-8416 email wireheadtec@gmail.com or Wirehead Technology Healthcare IT Serives at www.wireheadtec.com/Home.html Find a listing of our SBHCC Steering Committee members at: www.cbhconline.org/smallbusiness .

Sincerely,
Howard Lee CIO
Wirehead Technology

If you need answers to your Healthcare IT needs now visit our Healthcare Managed Services page at Wirehead Technology

Featured Report: 10 Benefits of Health IT include better decision-making and cost-effective care delivery

Med City News

Nov,22,2012
by: Arundhati Parmar
This infographic should be all physicians need to glance at to really welcome Health IT into their practices and as an overarching philosophy informing patient care. It comes courtesy of the Institute for Health Technology Transformation.
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This Week's Healthcare News

HealthDataManagement
HHS Puts Out Three Health Care Reform Rules
Nov,20,2012
by: Joseph Goedert
The Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services on Nov. 20 issued three proposed rules implementing major provisions of the Affordable Care Act that regulate insurers and bring new rights to consumers. The first rule proposes health insurance market reforms, including prohibiting denial of coverage because of a pre-existing condition or other factors. Insurance issuers could vary premiums--within specific limits--based only on age, tobacco use, family size and geography. Banned are other factors besides pre-existing conditions such as health status, claims history, duration of coverage, gender, occupation and small employer size and industry. States can enact stronger protections than the minimum standards under the federal rating rules.
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iHealthBeat
Health IT Group Unveils Framework To Bolster Patient Engagement
Nov,21,2012
by: Staff
On Monday, the National eHealth Collaborative released a Patient Engagement Framework to help health care providers develop health IT-enabled strategies to engage patients in their care, Clinical Innovation & Technology reports.

Details of the Framework
More than 150 stakeholders collaborated to create the guide (Gale, Clinical Innovation & Technology, 11/19). The framework aligns patient engagement strategies with current and future stages of the meaningful use program (Conn, Modern Healthcare, 11/19). Under the 2009 federal economic stimulus package, health care providers who demonstrate meaningful use of certified electronic health record systems can qualify for Medicaid and Medicare incentive payments.
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Fierce Mobile Healthcare
Fiscal, demographic realities make mHealth key to reducing care costs
Nov,19, 2012
by: Greg Slabodkin
While the presidential election season is over (thankfully), the issue of healthcare reform is not going away and remains a critical challenge for our nation. This year, U.S. healthcare expenditures will total a staggering $2.8 trillion--the equivalent of the world's fifth largest economy--and are estimated to reach $3.5 trillion by 2016. Cutting healthcare costs is imperative if America is to get a handle on its tremendous debt and out-of-control healthcare spending which currently stands at 17.9 percent of gross domestic product. Unless significant reforms are put in place, we will continue to see spiraling healthcare costs.
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Health and Wellness Seminars Coming January 2013

Chicagoland Healthcare Professionals:
Are you concerned about your practice can meet the Meaningful Use 1 and 2 regulations? Are your still struggling to understand and complete your EHR network? Do you know if you even qualify for the over $20 billion dollar EHR Incentive program funds? If answered YES to any of these questions.
Then make plans this January, 9, 2013 to attend the Health and Wellness Seminar hosted by Chicago's Business Partners of Uptown Chamber of Commerce . These seminars will explain in clear English not tech speak how to understand and complete an EHR for your practice how fund it and real solutions on how to find and IT partner help you complete your EHR and qualify for the EHR Incentive program. The first seminar Understanding EHR will take you step by step on how EHR works and how to create an EHR network. We will be teaching this totally interactive seminar and giving you real solutions to your EHR problem.
So make plans to attend this seminar and get the answers you need to help your practice meet all of the Meaningful Use Rules.

If you need answers to your Healthcare IT needs now visit our Healthcare Managed Services page at Wirehead Technology