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November 08, 2011 | Michelle McNickle, Web Content Producer By now, we know physician practices have slightly different rules when it comes to their IT, and just as their technology is different, so are the challenges they’ll face in the upcoming year. Whether it’s meaningful use or simply finding the right personnel, 2012 promises to [...]

By Patricia Redsicker – Published November 15, 2011 Do you own a small business? Are you tired of hearing how big businesses are succeeding with social media? If so, Social Media Examiner has some exciting news… But first, much has been said about big companies such as Red Bull and Cisco, and how they harness [...]

Arkansas, Delaware, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota Launched Their Medicaid EHR Programs This Month On November 7th, the Medicaid Electronic Health Record (EHR) Incentive Program launched in Arkansas, Delaware, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota. This means that eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals in these six states will be able to [...]

By QUENTIN HARDY  Published: November 13, 2011 SANTA CLARA, Calif. — If nothing else, Arista Networks proves that two people can make more than $1 billion each building the Internet and still be worried about its reliability. David Cheriton, a computer science professor at Stanford known for his skills in software design, and Andreas Bechtolsheim, [...]

November 11, 2011, 2:44 AM EST Nov. 10 (Bloomberg) — Pam Kramer, a marketing vice president at Twitter Inc., has left the microblogging service, becoming the latest executive to depart under Chief Executive Officer Dick Costolo, two people familiar with the matter said. Kramer, who was hired in July after a stint as chief marketing [...]

By John P. Mello Jr., PCWorld Nov 4, 2011 Has your email or username been snatched by hackers and posted to the Internet? You can find the answer to that question at a new online service called Pwnedlist. To see if your email address or username is in the service’s nearly five million name database [...]

The following is part of a series of original guest columns by the American Medical Association. by Joseph M. Heyman, M.D. Health information technology (HIT) remains a hot button issue for many physicians, and opinions run the gamut. There are physicians and practice managers who are satisfied long-time users and those who question how HIT [...]

Joseph Drayton, Corporate Counsel, November 07, 2011 Over the past 10 years, litigation costs have skyrocketed, both because of legal fees and structural changes in litigation. In 2001, a typical patent dispute with potential damages of $1 to $25 million generated $1.5 million in legal fees and expenses. A trial over a similar patent dispute [...]

If you haven’t tried underappreciated online services such as Earndit, PageOnce, and Rdio, you’re missing out on some of the Web’s handiest sites for managing your money, your health, your music, and more. By Megan Geuss, PCWorld Oct 30, 2011 9:00 pm The Internet is an awesome and powerful resource–but only if you know where [...]