'Open' Revolution #10 - Solutions
A Strategic Plan for the U.S. to Succeed in this 21st Century 'Information Age'In this final blog in my series on the 'Open Revolution', my focus has shifted to 'solutions.' What can we do in the U.S....
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I believe we have moved into a century of massive, global collaboration, innovation, and 'open' solutions. There is a revolution taking place in the high tech industry as we continue to move to open...
View Article'Open' Health IT Standards
Mention standards and my eyes usually start to glaze over. However, standards can be exciting and do matter, especially to businesses, because they may have to ensure that their products interoperate...
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'Open' Health IT Architecture
I have had some major issues with IT Architects over the years and the many prolific and useless dissertations they produce that are usually of little real value or practical use to senior IT managers...
View Article'Open' Government Health Information Portals for Consumers
There are many free Health Information portals that have been developed and made available online by the U.S. government for consumers to obtain trusted information about a wide range of health related...
View Article'Open' Cloud Computing & Health IT Systems
Over the next decade, many health IT systems are going to take advantage of 'Cloud Computing' technology. Just as many of health IT systems are now incorporating open source software into their...
View Article'Open Systems' for Consumers Comparison Shopping for Healthcare
Americans can comparison shop online for almost anything today. This ought to apply to the healthcare industry as well. How much are hospitals or clinics charging for medical procedures and other...
View Article'Open Source' Virtual Reality (VR) Solutions
“In my day, we didn't have virtual reality. If a one-eyed razorback barbarian warrior was chasing you with an ax, you just had to hope you could outrun him.” – AnonymousVirtual reality (VR) is a...
View Article'Open Source' Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM) Systems
Integrative medicine, as defined by National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), combines mainstream medical therapies and Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM)...
View Article'Open Data' can help protect our Cities, Citizens, and Workers
I was recently reading a blog by Thomas Papagiannis on "Open Data and Financial Crisis", particularly with regards to cities. It was a timely piece given the recent issue of Time Magazine on the...
View Article'Open Data'& Healthcare
Even as the Open Data and Open Access movements gain momentum, there are still many organizations fighting to reverse the process, e.g. for-profit publishing houses and certain not-for-profit education...
View Article'Open Access'& Health Information
For a long time, the 'Open Access' movement has primarily campaigned for free and unrestricted access to scholarly information and research articles via the Internet. However, as the movement has...
View ArticleTransitioning into a 21st Century Economy - How long will it take?
Just a quick note and observation about the global economic revolution that is well underway as we move deeper into the 21st century and the 'Information Age'..read more
View ArticleOur 'people' come first! They're our most important asset, resource, 'thing'...
Many organizations make a point of saying their people come first. They then go on to clarify that statements by saying that people are their most important asset, their most valuable resource, ... In...
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'Open' Education & Training Resources for Healthcare
There are now a tremendous number of high quality 'Open' Education & Training resources and tools that major healthcare provider organizations, universities, colleges, and medical schools ought to...
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