“No one ever understood disaster until it came.” Controversial writer Josephine Herbst penned that phrase decades ago when the words “information technology” were still tucked away in Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard’s little garage. But as our dependence on IT and the mass amounts of data it generates became the center of our business and…
DetailsLate last month, 45 thousand of the brightest minds in healthcare technology gathered in Orlando for the annual gathering of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HiMSS). IBM CEO Ginny Rometty talked about how artificial intelligence was ushering in a new golden age for healthcare delivery. Several companies marched out amazing 3D imaging software…
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DetailsIndustry gatherings are always a great chance to renew old acquaintances, share war stories, get in on the latest industry gossip, and try out that new pair of sneakers on the exhibition floor. And HiMSS 2017, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society’s annual gathering of 40,000 healthcare IT professionals didn’t disappoint. IBM CEO Ginni…
DetailsThere have been some wild, if not downright ridiculous examples of security breaches in the news over the last year. Remember the vulnerability in a certain low power model FM radio transmitter that allowed hackers to “take over” a radio station and broadcast a rather nasty song about our current commander in chief? How about…
DetailsJust a little off the top! We’ve all heard it as soon as the belt tightening begins. Cut yours costs, reorganize your staff, renegotiate your agreements, and do whatever it takes to reduce the budget. In IT (and perhaps elsewhere), that can only take you so far. Everyone wants to lower IT costs but saving…
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