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An interesting article was published on Wednesday on Forbes.com which showed that paper based content is very much still relevant today. Despite the culture shift to digital media, the article outlines that neuroscience research demonstrates the unique advantages of paper-based content and ads for engaging the brain. In addition, the article pointed at how several… Read More

A 20-hour computer outage affected 13 hospitals at BJC HealthCare in St. Louis this week. The outage led to manual patient management processes, without impact on patient or employee data. Such outages cost organizations significantly, with an average of $690,000 per incident, due to factors like lost revenue, business disruption, and end-user productivity shortfalls. Read… Read More

Last Wednesday the governor of the Gila River Indian Community emphasized to a House panel the pressing need for improved broadband access in tribal areas, highlighting the significant opportunities it offers for economic development, education, and healthcare. Witnesses cited barriers such as high costs and population density, while urging for innovative solutions to bridge the… Read More

Chinese state-sponsored hackers breached the Office of Personnel Management, potentially compromising personal data of 4 million federal employees. This was the second major intrusion by China into U.S. government networks. The OPM detected the breach in April, but the extent of the data accessed remains unclear. OPM officials are implementing measures to better protect their… Read More

Disparities in Individuals’ Access and Use of Health IT in 2013. Read More