Brian T. Horowitz

IBM’s DeveloperWorks subsidiary has released a 2011 Tech Trends report predicting that Watson supercomputer’s advanced data analytics capabilities could play a large role in health care, education and government. DeveloperWorks is Big Blue’s online community where IT professionals can develop tech skills in areas such as open source, business analytics, cloud computing and mobility. Business […]

Automatic Data Processing, a business outsourcer known for its payroll services, has unveiled the fall release of its AdvancedMD cloud health care platform, which now supports the ANSI 5010 data format. ADP acquired AdvancedMD, a developer of cloud-based health care IT, March 1. ADP claims that it is the largest provider of cloud-computing services. The […]

Cisco has unveiled a new version of HealthPresence, its telehealth platform, to add enhanced security and enable doctors and patients to collaborate from a wider range of locations. Telehealth is a growing trend that allows patients to connect with health care professionals remotely. Announced on Nov. 14, the upgraded HealthPresence allows patients to get care […]

The EHR/HIE Interoperability Workgroup, a coalition of states and health care IT software producers, has issued specifications that will allow health care professionals to share data among multiple electronic health records (EHR) and health information exchanges (HIEs). The standards are based on those established by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information […]

NEW YORK – Dell has announced it will donate its cloud-computing architecture to speed up the search for successful pediatric cancer treatments, the company announced at a press conference here on Nov. 10. The project is part of Dell’s “Powering the Possible” initiative, which commits millions of dollars over many years to supporting pediatric treatment […]

IBM and the University of Alberta are collaborating on a project that involves using IBM WebSphere Sensor Events to create avatars from data gathered from devices monitoring elderly patients. WebSphere Sensor Events is a platform that captures data from sensors on vital signs such as body weight and heart rate using situational event processing. The […]

Health care IT has a shortage of perfect candidates, yet government regulations such as the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are creating an urgency for personnel in health care technology more than ever before. “It’s reached a perfect storm stage and is […]

Health resources were among the federal government Websites with the most traffic in September, according to a new report by digital business analytics firm comScore. Three of the top 10 federal government sites were health-related, according to the firm. They were NIH.gov (National Institutes of Health), CDC.gov (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and USDA.gov […]

HIMSS Analytics, the research and analytics arm of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, has released a new report showing a 16 percent increase in the likelihood to meet the criteria for Stage 1 meaningful use of electronic health records. HIMSS is a nonprofit organization focused on guiding the health care industry on how […]

Microsoft has created the tools for a health information exchange that combines electronic health and academic records for students in Florida’s Miami-Dade County. Called Children’s Health Education and Economic Resource (CHEER), the service integrates, health, education and social services data, such as information on foster care, Kevin Dolan, director of health and human services for […]