Government Launches Research Initiative To Harness 'Big Data'

Today, the Obama administration announced the "Big Data Research and Development Initiative," which aims to analyze massive amounts of data for scientific discovery, biomedical research and other purposes. Six federal agencies -- including the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation -- have committed $200 million to the effort. New York Times, National Journal.

Final HIPAA Omnibus Rule Edges Closer to Official Publication

Federal officials have sent the final HIPAA Omnibus Rule to the Office of Management and Budget for review, one of the last steps before the rule can be published in the Federal Register. The omnibus rule combines four separate rulemakings on health data privacy. CMIO et al.

Organizations Aim To Help Doctors Balance IT With Patient Care

Medical schools and health care organizations are teaching physicians how to use health IT without compromising patient interactions. A Georgetown University program uses actors to help medical students practice balancing IT use with patient care. AP/Washington Post.

Are Federal Training Programs Meeting the Growing Need for a New Health IT Workforce?

Tim Andrews of Booz Allen Hamilton, Helen Figge of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society and Norma Morganti of the Midwest Community College Health IT Consortium spoke with iHealthBeat about federal efforts to bolster the health IT workforce.

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What Mobile Devices Do Hospitals Support or Plan To Support in the Next 24 Months?

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Among surveyed health IT professionals, 83.3% said their hospital supports clinicians' use of Apple iPads on their network or plans to support such use over the next 24 months, while 45.5% said their hospital supports or plans to support clinicians' use of Android-based tablet computers, according to a survey by Aruba Networks , a provider of network access technology.

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