From the monthly archives:

January 2009

HIT about to Kerschplode?

by John on January 19, 2009

According to John Glaser in this post, In about a month, it is highly likely that our industry (healthcare information technology) will be very different. In my almost thirty years in this industry, there has never been an industry change of the depth and breadth that we are about to experience. Last week saw the [...]

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Getting Rural Needs on the Federal IT Agenda

by John on January 15, 2009

According to a new post in the Financial Times, California’s Silicon Valley is “sensing it’s opportunity” to lobby the Obama Administration for funding – To hear [Silicon] Valley notables describe it, the answers to some of the biggest issues facing the US can be found there. These range from climate change and America’s lack of [...]

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Finding Rural on the Map

by John on January 15, 2009

Now here’s some great collaboration news – ESRI, the makers of ArcMap (the premier GIS mapping system employed today) have formed an alliance with the USGS, Census Bureau, NOAA, DHS, and DOI to create a “National GIS” (Geographic Information System).  To quote their press release: As America’s leaders work to speed economic recovery, they need [...]

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New FCC Chair Nominee a Fan of Open Networks

by John on January 13, 2009

While there was a lot of scrutiny and pressure in the selection of our diplomatic and economic pieces of the new administration, many of us were crossing our fingers for the eventual naming of the new FCC Chair. Last night, the Wall Street Journal announced Barack Obama’s nominee for the post, Julius Genachowski.  Genachowski has [...]

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