Obamacare could help fuel a tech start-up boom
The arrival of Obamacare on Tuesday may make it easier for some employees to quit their full-time jobs to launch tech start-ups, work as a freelance consultant or pursue some other solo career path.
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Government Healthcare IT Plans Hinge on Open Data
Health and Human Services CTO sees big future in big health data as the government looks to expand its repository of publicly available, machine-readable data sets.
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Obamacare data hub is secure and ready to roll
The central system built to support Affordable Care Act health insurance exchanges has successfully completed security testing and is set begin operating on October 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced Wednesday.
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Cloud industry needs to standardize, says Fed CIO
Frank Baitman, the CIO of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, was at the Amazon Web Services conference praising the company's services. His talk was on the verge of becoming a long infomercial, when he stepped back and changed direction.
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Amazon refutes view that federal security accreditation is no big deal
In an unusual public relations move by market-leading cloud provider Amazon Web Services, the company is shooting back at media reports that play down the significance of the company receiving government approval for the federal departments to use its cloud.
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Healthcare's Accountable Care Organizations Face Daunting IT Task, Deadlines
Outlined in the Affordable Care Act, the ACO model aims to link hospitals, physician networks, acute care facilities and other organizations in an effort to provide more coordinated care that in turn reduces costs. But ACOs must address four key IT challenges before a strict government deadlines impose financial penalties.