GETTING PUMPED.(Internet2, the NGII)(Technology Information)
GETTING PUMPED.(Internet2, the Next Generation Internet Initiative (NGII))(Technology Information) Friday, January 1, 1999 By Gina Fraone Electronic Business COPYRIGHT © 1999 Cahners Publishing Company Abstract: Investments being made in the next-generation Internet are expected to reap significant business opportunities. The Internet is not capable of handling sophisticated applications in its current state. Many Internet backbone […]
Smarter Cardio Care
More than 25% of deaths in the United States are caused by heart disease. There are many statistics on the subject but to me the stunning one is that between 1,500 and 2,000 people die of heart disease every day. Most people would assume that heart disease is the leading cause of death for men […]
Smarter Healthcare
We have a long way to go but things are accelerating in the world of healthcare. Thanks to improved technology and enlightened healthcare administrators, information technology investments are being deployed at a rapid pace and adoption by caregivers is growing. I am especially pleased to see IBM jumping into this arena and leveraging its considerable […]
The EMR
Last week’s story about healthcare got some reactions. At a high level there is both concern for privacy and on the other hand hope that paperwork, healthcare costs, and medical errors can be reduced. It is no slam-dunk for sure, especially in the short run. Most people agree that electronic medical records are a key […]
Healthcare and IBM
The Intellectual Property briefing by IBM on May 2 in Greenwich was extremely interesting and I hated to leave a bit early but there was an overlap with another briefing down the road in Stamford, Connecticut — this one about healthcare. IBM’s healthcare and life sciences business is huge with 4,000 employees and revenues in […]
