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Helicos Files Patent Infringement Law Suit against Pacific Biosciences
Helicos when they started out was one of the major companies exploring genomics and over the years the competition has heated up. From earlier this year Pacific BioSciences made their announcement on the 15 minutes sequence. Pacific BioSciences also backing from Intel. Pacific BioSciences Annou…
Data Addiction and Abuse –The Up and Coming Next 12 Step Program Is On the Horizon–Side Effects Include Lack Of Data Quality, Integrity And Spasmodic Algorithms
I like technology and all the information that becomes available but with the current status of the economy and mergers and acquisitions occurring today, we can stand a little less innovation in the software area, now this excludes of course the work being done to find cures with research and develo…
3M Acquires Attenti For $230 Million–One Subsidiary HomeFree Monitors Nursing and Home Based Patients
Just yesterday 3M purchased Cogent technology and today we have one more purchase of a company from Israel with 4 subsidiaries that specializes in monitoring from nursing homes to police agencies with alcohol compliance, etc. 3M with this acquisition now has GPS and radio…
FDA Monitoring Apps Store To Look for Devices To Potentially Flag for Regulatory Process Requirements–FDA Could Use Some Mobile Technology Themselves Too With Recalls
Some device companies have already submitted their products and have received approval for FDA clearance such as WellDoc and ExpressMD. There are a few others I have reported on as well that have done the same; however there’s a lot of device software programs emerging, almost daily I think as I try…
The Return of the Thin Client to Hospitals–Interfaith Medical Center in Brooklyn Transitions From PCs To Virtual Desktops
The hospital is using virtualization technology from VMware and the medical records system in use is MEDITECH, one of the big ones around for hospitals. Nobody has to even think of why this looks good when it comes to support on a thin client versus a PC, as there is none on the device other than …
State of Virginia Still Disrupted By IT Outage–Update
This is an update of a post from a few days ago and as of today many government agencies are still suffering without their data. If we can perhaps convince the US Senate of the value of cloud computing so they will appropriate funds perhaps the federal government could take advantage as well as the…
Humana Expands Presence in Puerto Rico With New Contracts Awarded To Administer Medicaid Benefits–Claim Algorithms
Effective October 1st, 1020 for 3 years the work force will be growing to administrate Medicaid. They presently offer Medicare and commercial insurance in Puerto Rico. When it comes to having all the data and algorithms needed to administer the insurance plans have the data bases all wrapped up wi…
CIGNA Acquires Vanbreda International–To Service Expatriate Customers With Health Insurance Outside the US And Employer Benefit Packages–Medical Tourism
It just so happens the next World Medical Tourism Conference is up and coming and it’s kind of interesting too as there’s another convention of insurance companies that takes place at the same hotel at the same time as the Tourism Conference. I noticed that last year when I attended for a day. Med…
Aneesh Chopra: Build Database of Business Rules For States to Use To Determine Eligibility–Is This A First Step Towards a “Department of Algorithms”?
Ok so this is worded a bit different from a post I made around 2 years ago but when you read the article here, this is the first “baby step” in that direction and you have to start somewhere. As you read through you will see the notations and comments made where they state how difficult it is to de…
Microsoft To Add New Data Center In Virginia–Bring In the Clouds
This is probably a very good strategic location and being not too far from Washington, perhaps those in government leadership positions may get a better picture of the importance of the cloud which the Senate chose not to budget. Microsoft Government Cloud Application Center Created To Assist Stat…
Doctor Fist Fight Delays Patient C Section Surgery in Italy - Mother and Son Were Affected Adversely During the Neglected Delivery Process
This is one of those strange tales here when 2 doctors got into a fist fight over disagreeing over whether or not to perform a C-section and the patient was in labor during the entire time of the conflict with the doctors. Italy's health minister traveled to Sicily on Monday to formally apologize…
Microsoft Tag Scanning With An iPhone—Would Be A Great System to Use for Real Time FDA Recall Information -Video
I didn’t have a video showing how it works on an iPhone so here’s one I ran across today. As usual here’s the pitch for using these for FDA Recalls and having all being able to use your cell phone as a scanner. Here’s a nice tweet from Twitter from a Mom that would have welcomed this opportunity …
Worker Gets Drunk and Shoots Server With 45 Magnum–Server Was Packing a Full Artillery of Blades To Defend Itself
This story gives a whole new meaning to the word “trouble shooter” . You know this person could have potentially been hanging out at this blog as he went right to the source of his issues, the server will all the data and power to run those algorithms through the system. An acquaintance of the sho…
Microsoft Government Cloud Application Center Created To Assist State and Local Governments–Feds Didn’t Get Cloud Funds Appropriated For Infrastructure and IT Consolidation
This is pretty nice as all the Microsoft Partners who sell and support Government Cloud services from Microsoft are all listed in one convenient area. Additional information on cloud computing can also be found here. The feds though have to wait as they are out of luck for funding here as the Se…
State of Virginia Suffers Massive IT Outage–Managed by Northrop Grumman Affecting 26 Agencies Including DMV-Same Company To Prepare “Meaningful Use” Database
This is pretty close to the Capitol in some areas and might shed a little focus on Northrop Grumman as they have been awarded the big Meaningful Use contract too. This contract was just renewed and the state paid $236 Million for better service from Northrop, and doesn’t sound like it’s there yet. …
