The future of mobile health-care apps is bright

Congressional hearings on mobile health-care application regulation suggest that the future is bright for this technology, say mHIMSS executives Tom Martin and David Collins. The hearings, held March 19-21, considered the importance of allowing innovation to flourish...

How should you spend your meaningful use incentive?

There are no federal rules specifying how health-care providers must spend their meaningful use incentive checks, but most are using it to either pay down debt incurred in qualifying for meaningful use, or they are funding more information technology (IT) growth....

Six tips to writing better emails

Think back to the last time you received an important email, only to be confused or unsure of what exactly the sender wanted. Emails like these have become near commonplace, and can negatively influence our productivity. There are a number of things you can do to...

Confused about computer viruses?

Myths have always been a part of human culture, and can be found in nearly every aspect of life, including the computer. One of the larger computer-based myths revolves around malware, more specifically the virus. Many users are familiar with the concept but have a...

Tablet showdown – which is better?

When it comes to technology, there is so much to choose from that picking any system or device is a daunting task. This is especially true for tablets which come with different systems, apps and features. There’s also no doubting that tablets can help make many...