With apologies to William Shakespeare, “Is a cloud by any other name still a cloud?” It’s a subject that’s been receiving national media attention recently as some manufacturers widen their cloud offerings and the established “cloud players” cry foul, claiming many of these new products are merely re-engineered technology that’s been around for years. They…
DetailsThe words “virtual cloud” are about the best we can do when summing up the recent spate of quarterly earnings results among leading tech manufacturers. While it’s often difficult to compare apples to oranges (or androids for that matter), a closer look behind the numbers is revealing an interesting trend as it relates to how…
DetailsAre you tired of hearing about security breaches? Tired of hearing that yet another company has been hacked, and hundreds, if not thousands of trusting consumers are once again forced to seek protection for their financial assets? Those that track such things are still totaling the damage for the year, but in the first half of…
DetailsHow come New Year’s resolutions always seem to center around dieting and getting in shape? You spend your holiday dinner enjoying all of the spoils of the season and then try to talk yourself into a “lifestyle change” once the ball drops. When it comes to Healthcare IT, what’s a lifestyle change anyway? I might…
DetailsHow come New Year’s resolutions always seem to center around dieting and getting in shape? You spend your holiday dinner enjoying all of the spoils of the season and then try to talk yourself into a “lifestyle change” once the ball drops. It’s a lot like that around the old IT department too. We’re all…
DetailsBrigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston just posted its first budget loss this century. Lahey Health, another Massachusetts hospital network, lost $21M this year. Both are listed as being among this year’s biggest spenders on EPIC as their new electronic health record system. Coincidence? There’s no argument that EHR implementation can be costly. But is it the millions in…
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