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SmartPlanet stories related to the diagnosis, treatment and medical prevention of disease, injury or impairment, as well as the institutions, systems and policy that enable and deliver it.
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2010 the year to stand and deliver health care reform
What most reporters, analysts, and pundits fail to understand about health reform is that it is already here. Businesses can't afford your fat, drunk, smoking butt any more.
1 | December 31, 2009 7:44am |
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The transformation of health IT
It's no longer, does this software have these features and codes set up by the industry. It's does this software actually deliver meaningful data that can transform how an office works.
3 | December 28, 2009 7:58am |
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Mobile will be the big health IT buzzword of 2010
What this revolution is all about is stopping my next heart attack as well as yours, and using data against all chronic conditions where knowing the truth can save lives.
2 | December 14, 2009 10:07am |
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Funding a medical extension service
A medical extension service would be modeled on the agriculture extension services that transformed farming in the last century. Agents would work with doctors, clinics, and hospitals on saving...
December 9, 2009 10:46am |
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These companies are setting a GOOD climate example
Looking for corporate sustainability ideas, the EPA recognizes eight companies that have actually ACHIEVED some of their long-term sustainability goals
December 3, 2009 1:40pm |
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Politicians play doctor and never mind the cost
Every other nation on Earth makes decisions on what to cover, and how, based on data. Only the United States leaves such questions in the hands of politicians.
December 3, 2009 12:43pm |
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Vertical integration the answer to health care costs
It has to be carefully regulated, and it falls outside the current health reform debate, but vertical integration in health care is an idea whose time has come.
6 | December 2, 2009 11:42am |
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With distributed antenna systems, a smarter way to install wireless indoors
A premier Chicago hotel's novel approach to Wi-Fi installation uses the HVAC system to spread a wireless signal within skyscrapers.
December 2, 2009 2:20am |
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Why is smart controversial?
Smart should not be controversial. But smart means seeing the world's problems as complicated, solutions as interconnected. It also means taking responsibility for unintended consequences.
34 | December 1, 2009 1:14pm |
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Harvard study says computerization costs hospitals more than it saves
New study of 4,000 hospitals finds that IT systems have driven up administrative costs, with minimal gains in healthcare processes or quality. But is technology meant to be the cure-all for...
27 | December 1, 2009 8:46am |
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Save the ta-tas from unnecessary surgery
Scientists told women that they can forego tests that might result in false positives, unnecessary biopsies and the lopping-off of body parts with no good effect. That's good news except on days...
7 | November 18, 2009 1:26pm |
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Peter Drucker's legacy: take responsibility, take action, take a stand
What would Peter Drucker have to say about the current state of business and the economy?
1 | November 18, 2009 3:00am |
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Time to push the reset button on American-driven innovation
A new survey suggests Americans are more pessimistic about the country's role in future innovation than outsiders, but it could be just a matter of time before reality catches up with perception.
4 | November 17, 2009 6:09pm |
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What has already been done in health reform
What data does is improve care and drive down costs. The medical profession has systems for using such data, procedures going back decades, but this use is often hampered by the small numbers of...
November 17, 2009 11:06am |
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FedEx launches SenseAware: Collaboration meets GPS meets sensory data
FedEx unveiled a gadget called SenseAware that tracks a packages temperature, location, light exposure and other data and integrates it into a Web collaboration portal. The device will first be...
3 | November 17, 2009 6:00am |
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Advice worth billions: Warren Buffett and Bill Gates put on career counseling hats
Look beyond the economic crisis at the world of opportunities emerging, Buffett and Gates urge
1 | November 16, 2009 3:45pm |
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The health reform battle was lost before it started
The only way we will ever cut health costs is by making hard choices on what we should be covering. Our present system puts politicians in charge of this. Comparative effectiveness gives data a...
25 | November 13, 2009 2:06pm |
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Should football players ditch the helmets in the name of concussions?
Concussions have been a huge issue for the National Football League and football players and much of the focus revolves around helmets. Is it time to get rid of helmets completely?
3 | November 11, 2009 10:05am |
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Take a peek at how the H1N1 'swine flu' vaccine is made
The U.S. CDC said on Friday that the H1N1 virus -- commonly known as the "swine flu" -- is now prevalent in 48 states. Here's a look at how the vaccine is made.
1 | November 9, 2009 1:51pm |
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The world of wireless - 5 trends and 5 jobs of the future
In a recent post Scott Snyder gave us a look into his new book "The World of Wireless: How to Compete in the 4G Revolution". Today he shares the top 5 trends in wireless and 5 Jobs of the future.
2 | November 9, 2009 3:00am |
