Security upfront critical to EHR mobile app development

As more and more EHR mobile applications are developed , privacy and security concerns need to be taken into account from the start.

Healthland acquires health IT firm

Healthland has acquired American Healthtech, adding software and EHR solutions to its portfolio.

Fast 50 call for nominations

The nomination period has opened for the annual Washington Technology Fast 50 list, which ranks the 50 fastest growing small businesses in the government market.

Microsoft to expand cloud service into Australia

Microsoft plans on building two cloud computing centers in Australia.

Is the cloud exceeding expectations?

Cloud computing might be doing more than keeping its promises. It might actually be exceeding expectations. Companies that have used it for more than a year are reporting faster results and lower costs.

Cloud alters operating models

The cloud change headcount and wehre employees need to be to work, so it is rapidly changing traditional operating models for businesses.

Iran-based attacks more serious than public realizes

The cyber attacks that have been hitting U.S. banks are more serious than the general public realizes, as they indicate that Iran has a growing capability in cyberspace.

Chinese hacking group at it again

Even after the Chinese hacking group Unit 61398 was exposed, it continues to conduct cyberattacks against U.S. organizations, U.S.News is reporting.

Anonymous hacker group takes on Gitmo hunger strike

Hacktivist group Anonymous has been raising awareness via the social networking world about the hunger strike protest at the Guantanamo prison camp.

John Hillen no longer CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions

John Hillen has stepped down from being CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions as the company goes through an CEO transition. Hillen will continue to serve as vice chairman of the company's advisory board.

CSC agrees to pay $97.5M to settle class-action lawsuit

Computer Sciences Corp. has agreed to pay a $97.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over alleged false statements and omissions regarding accounting and contract performance, Bloomberg BusinessWeek reported.

Crowdsourcing as disease fighter

Because of the information that can be gleaned by using big data, it is helping eradicate diseases by giving researchers more data to work with, and to learn from.

Digitize your paper documents, use it as big data

Paper documents are still important to businesses, but in the era of emerging big data, these documents would be better off digitized, as they would fit together with the way companies use big data, and will lower costs and increase efficiency.

Twitter acquires big data startup

Twitter has acquired Lucky Sort, a company with an engine called TopicWatch, which can sift through unstructured data of any given kind, and pull out information, as well as summarize its content in real time.

What are the four components to mobile health care security?

HealthIT Security points out four core components to mobile health care security strategies, thanks to some insight from CynergisTek CEO Mac McMillan.

Do you know the top IT leaders in health care?

Leaders in the health care IT industry are being recognized by InformationWeek for their dedication to and influence on the tech decisions that health organizations are making.

Global health IT market to hit $57B by 2017

The global health IT market is expected to grow from $40.4 billion in 2012 to $56.7 billion in 2017.

Do you know the 7 cloud competencies?

The cloud gets a lot of attention, but little mind is paid to the critical competencies needed to manage in the cloud.

Microsoft to combine Yammer, Office 365 sales teams

Microsoft has begun integrating the Yammer sales team of around 100 representatives into its Office 365 sales team.

With cloud computing, HR is sticking its nose where it doesn't belong

People in human resources fear that the cloud removes controls over information and communication, but cloud proponents argue that the cloud is misunderstood.