Gov 2.0 Insight & Coverage on O'Reilly Radar tag:radar.oreilly.com,2010-08-27://57 2012-02-24T14:00:00Z http://radar.oreilly.com/ Movable Type Pro 4.21-en The Direct Project in action tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47856 2012-02-24T14:00:00Z 2012-02-24T14:00:00Z Jim Langabeer, CEO of Greater Houston Healthconnect, discusses the implementation goals and hurdles related to a Direct Project pilot program. Fred Trotter http://radar.oreilly.com/fredt Jim Langabeer, CEO of Greater Houston Healthconnect, discusses the implementation goals and hurdles related to a Direct Project pilot program. Direct Project will be required in the next version of Meaningful Use tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47862 2012-02-23T13:30:00Z 2012-02-23T13:30:00Z Given the way that healthcare is financed in the U.S., it's reasonable to expect that many doctors will have a Direct email address to communicate with other doctors and their patients in a few years. Fred Trotter http://radar.oreilly.com/fredt Given the way that healthcare is financed in the U.S., it's reasonable to expect that many doctors will have a Direct email address to communicate with other doctors and their patients in a few years. Report from HIMSS 2012: toward interoperability and openness tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47861 2012-02-23T00:08:22Z 2012-02-23T00:08:22Z Two key pillars of the Stage 2 announcement are requirements to use the Direct for data exchange and HL7's consolidated CDA for the format. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ Two key pillars of the Stage 2 announcement are requirements to use the Direct for data exchange and HL7's consolidated CDA for the format. Data for the public good tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47773 2012-02-22T14:00:00Z 2012-02-22T14:00:00Z The explosion of big data, open data and social data offers new opportunities to address humanity's biggest challenges. The open question is no longer if data can be used for the public good, but how. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh The explosion of big data, open data and social data offers new opportunities to address humanity's biggest challenges. The open question is no longer if data can be used for the public good, but how. Report from HIMSS: health care tries to leap the chasm from the average to the superb tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47857 2012-02-22T01:04:10Z 2012-02-22T01:04:10Z HIMSS has promoted good causes, but only recently has it addressed cost, interoperability, and open source issues that can allow health IT to break out of the elite of institutions large or sophisticated enough to adopt the right practices. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ HIMSS has promoted good causes, but only recently has it addressed cost, interoperability, and open source issues that can allow health IT to break out of the elite of institutions large or sophisticated enough to adopt the right practices. Building the health information infrastructure for the modern epatient tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47817 2012-02-21T14:00:00Z 2012-02-21T14:00:00Z The National Coordinator for Health IT, Dr. Farzad Mostashari, discusses patient empowerment, data access and ownership, and other important trends in healthcare. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh The National Coordinator for Health IT, Dr. Farzad Mostashari, discusses patient empowerment, data access and ownership, and other important trends in healthcare. Visualization of the Week: Four ways to look at Obama's 2013 Budget tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47842 2012-02-17T16:00:00Z 2012-02-17T16:00:00Z A New York Times visualization offers a compelling alternative to wading through pages of President Obama's 2013 budget. Audrey Watters http://radar.oreilly.com/audreyw A New York Times visualization offers a compelling alternative to wading through pages of President Obama's 2013 budget. A global pulse of big data, applied for good tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47830 2012-02-14T20:59:23Z 2012-02-14T20:59:23Z The United Nations Global Pulse initiative is an effort to harness the power of big data and analytics to better understanding how the world is changing. The video embedded below explains more about what UN Global Pulse is trying to achieve: Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh The United Nations Global Pulse initiative is an effort to harness the power of big data and analytics to better understanding how the world is changing. The video embedded below explains more about what UN Global Pulse is trying to achieve: The bond between data and journalism grows stronger tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47798 2012-02-14T14:00:00Z 2012-02-14T14:00:00Z This interview with Liliana Bounegru, project coordinator of Data Driven Journalism at the European Journalism Centre, offers more insight into why the importance of data journalism continues to grow in the age of big data. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh This interview with Liliana Bounegru, project coordinator of Data Driven Journalism at the European Journalism Centre, offers more insight into why the importance of data journalism continues to grow in the age of big data. Open innovation works in the public sector, say federal CTOs tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47823 2012-02-13T21:34:03Z 2012-02-13T21:34:03Z Speaking at a recent forum in Washington, federal CTO Aneesh Chopra said that the open innovation approach that can be seen across industry, from social networking to pharmaceuticals to manufacturing, has proven to be effective in the public sector. CTOs from HHS and the VA offered more case studies in success. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh Speaking at a recent forum in Washington, federal CTO Aneesh Chopra said that the open innovation approach that can be seen across industry, from social networking to pharmaceuticals to manufacturing, has proven to be effective in the public sector. CTOs from HHS and the VA offered more case studies in success. Preview of HIMSS 2012 tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47805 2012-02-10T22:00:00Z 2012-02-10T22:00:00Z Brian Ahier says we're at a pivotal moment for healthcare and health IT. Many of the core issues that will shape these domains in the years to come will be discussed at the upcoming Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference. Brian Ahier http://radar.oreilly.com/bahier Brian Ahier says we're at a pivotal moment for healthcare and health IT. Many of the core issues that will shape these domains in the years to come will be discussed at the upcoming Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference. Small Massachusetts HIT conference returns to big issues in health care tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47793 2012-02-06T19:46:10Z 2012-02-06T19:46:10Z The real reason hospitals haven't joined health information exchanges, and other reports from the Massachusetts Heath Data Consortium's annual conference. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ The real reason hospitals haven't joined health information exchanges, and other reports from the Massachusetts Heath Data Consortium's annual conference. Business-government ties complicate cyber security tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47767 2012-02-06T14:00:00Z 2012-02-06T14:00:00Z Is an attack on a U.S. business' network an attack on the U.S. itself? "Inside Cyber Warfare" author Jeffrey Carr discusses the intermingling of corporate and government interests in this interview. Howard Wen http://radar.oreilly.com/howardw Is an attack on a U.S. business' network an attack on the U.S. itself? "Inside Cyber Warfare" author Jeffrey Carr discusses the intermingling of corporate and government interests in this interview. With GOV.UK, British government redefines the online government platform tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47770 2012-02-01T00:53:18Z 2012-02-01T00:53:18Z A new beta .gov website in Britain is scalable mobile-friendly, platform agnostic, uses HTML5, open source, hosted in the cloud and open for feedback. Those criteria collectively embody the default for how governments should approach their online efforts in the 21st century. Alex Howard http://radar.oreilly.com/alexh A new beta .gov website in Britain is scalable mobile-friendly, platform agnostic, uses HTML5, open source, hosted in the cloud and open for feedback. Those criteria collectively embody the default for how governments should approach their online efforts in the 21st century. A discussion with David Farber: bandwidth, cyber security, and the obsolescence of the Internet tag:radar.oreilly.com,2012://57.47760 2012-01-30T16:31:01Z 2012-01-30T16:31:01Z David Farber offers his big ideas about where the Internet is headed: how long it can last, slaying the bandwidth bottleneck, and waiting for the big breach. Andy Oram http://www.praxagora.com/andyo/ David Farber offers his big ideas about where the Internet is headed: how long it can last, slaying the bandwidth bottleneck, and waiting for the big breach.