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  1. Probably a lot more interested in Centricity on Microsoft and GE Partner On Healthcare · · Score: 1

    GE's EMR is highly advanced, is microsoft centric, and one of the few working solutions in the world at the system's / enterprise level.

    The problem is that the last time I looked, it was 50-100K / physician.

  2. HIPAA yes... but SARBOX? on Dropbox Pursues Business Accounts, But Falls Short On Privacy Laws · · Score: 1

    This is targeted at small and mid-sized businesses....

    SARBOX only applies to publicly traded companies, of which very few in this market are, and even those few will be big enough to have professional IT resources.

  3. Re:Apple has jumped the shark on Consumer Tech: an IT Nightmare · · Score: 0

    Yep....

    A $100 license from apple to deploy enterprise apps w/o going through their app store is so expensive for a company looking for custom applications...

  4. Hardware support.... LOL on Old Arguments May Cost Linux the Desktop · · Score: 2

    Linux has hardware support for things 20 years old that almost no one needs on a modern computer. Windows 7/Vista has support for almost every piece of hardware being sold today -- Linux does not.

  5. This is well known on Fed Audit's Initial Report Reveals Trillions in Secret Loans · · Score: 5, Informative

    Its not some sort of secret, it has been disclosed by the Fed in their annual reports as required by law.

    FORTUNE -- The bailout of the financial system is roughly as popular as Wall Street bonuses, the federal budget deficit, or LeBron James in a Cleveland sports bar. You hear over and over that the bailout was a disaster, it cost taxpayers a fortune, we didn't really need it, it didn't work, it was a failure. It has become politically toxic, which inhibits reasoned public discussion about it.

    But you know what? The bailout, by the numbers, clearly did work. Not only did it forestall a worldwide financial meltdown, but a Fortune analysis shows that U.S. taxpayers are coming out ahead on it -- by at least $40 billion, and possibly by as much as $100 billion eventually. This is our count for the entire bailout, not just the 3% represented by the massively unpopular Troubled Asset Relief Program. Yes, that's right -- TARP is only about 3% of the bailout, even though it gets about 97% of the attention.

    http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011/07/08/surprise-the-big-bad-bailout-is-paying-off/ Fortune Magazine Article

  6. Bigoted against Muslims on TSA Announces Pilot of Trusted Traveler Program · · Score: 3, Informative

    I think it has more to do with the poster being a bigot -- because Detroit has the highest muslim population in the US.

  7. Re:What about privacy? on Electronic Health Records Now In All US Military Hospitals · · Score: 3, Informative

    In fact they do not have to have that permission. There is a (truck wide) hole in the law that allows disclosure for treatment or business purposes. Both of your examples would fall under this exception.

  8. This is just plain wrong on Ask Slashdot: Is There a War Against Small Mail Servers? · · Score: 5, Informative

    As long as you have a business associate agreement there is no problem outsourcing medical information. Hospitals and clinics routinely outsource everything up to and in including electronic medical record systems.

  9. Tablet maybe... terrible book reader though on Free E-Books, With a Catch — Advertising · · Score: 1

    If you look at the spec's, it claims "up to" an 8 hour battery life with airplane mode, which is drastically shorter than current eInk based technology (I routinely get 25-30 hours of reading out of a nook easily with airplane mode on).

    It is also backlit, which contributes to insomnia for those who read late at night or in bed (see La Times).

    I'd love to see a color, eInk based technology, but if I wanted a tablet instead of a ebook reader, I'd buy one. They both have their places, but LCD screens are not a substitute yet.

  10. What's the benefit for general use? -- Why do it? on Spinal-Fluid Test Confirmed To Predict Alzheimer's · · Score: 1

    This is an expensive test with a fairly high side effect profile. On top of which, a positive result leaves the doctor and patient with no change in treatment options. Since Alzheimer's is an uncureable disease, early diagnosis doesn't accomplish anything. Neuro-Psychological tests (DRS-2) have very high accuracy in diagnosing the disease in late-early and moderate staged disease. The real question is... we have a positive (or negative) result, so how does this change our proposed treatment. The answer is it doesn't.

    That being said, this is a significant advance for research purposes, which should allow for double blind studies without needing an autopsy.

  11. Re:Ramifications on The Billion Dollar Kernel · · Score: 1

    Assets are only deductible to a charity at the lower of cost or FMV. The labor could not be considered a cost in the computation of the asset. Regardless, even if the labor was deductible, the person would have to claim above the line income on that labor (ie... I earned 5000 and then donated 5000 to charity). This will always result in a worse case than not deducting the labor or recognizing the income (there are some very small situations where this isn't the case, but not applicable to 99% of situations).

  12. It maybe ok for Physicians under HIPAA on Can We Abandon Confidentiality For Google Apps? · · Score: 1

    As long as Google will sign a business associate contract -- which they very well maybe willing to do -- then they can legally store information on gmail.

  13. Re:Brutal on Break-In Compromises 160k Medical Records At UC Berkeley · · Score: 1
    Besides, doctors have to provide copies of what happens when you visit a practice to the local hospital and/or insurer anyway. It's part of the great medical (verifiable) paper trail.

    This is absolutely wrong -- your insurance company, yes (but usually only procedures and diagnosis, not allergy's, etc), but local hospital -- absolutely not.

    2) In the hospital, when you're suffering from your emergency that'll kill you in 30 minutes, chances are they won't even have time to hunt down your electronic records either. In fact, in the highest likelihood, the hospital is going to call the insurer first.

    That's a very cynical view -- one that isn't the case in any hospital of which I'm aware. Yes, they check your insurance, but in an emergency they are required to treat you regardless of insurance status -- and they do.

  14. Re:This topic is too hot to handle. on The Coder Behind the Mortgage Meltdown · · Score: 1

    In some states you can't have a recourse loan against a primary residence by law -- CA being the biggest one.

  15. Re:This topic is too hot to handle. on The Coder Behind the Mortgage Meltdown · · Score: 1

    That is only true in a very few states -- although to be fair it included some big ones (California).

  16. Re:Does it bother anyone else..... on Hospital Equipment Infected With Conficker · · Score: 2, Informative

    These probably aren't the heart monitors physically in the patient, but rather either EKG's or pacemaker programming monitors -- which need to have graphics, a terminal, and be connected to other clinical systems.

  17. Re:Upgrading on Mac Tax, Dell Tax, HP Tax · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I think he meant buying HP branded ram is about the same as buying Apple branded ram. Both computers can use generic ram -- and if you have the slightest technical ability you'd be an idiot to order ram from either OEM.

  18. Just like CFC's were replaced... oh wait on California May Reduce Carbon Emissions By Banning Black Cars · · Score: 1

    The cost of inhalers just skyrocketed (10X or so) due to the banning of CFC's in medical devices -- and many patients and physicians feel they are less effective. So when someone keels over because their inhaler didn't work correctly or they couldn't afford their HFA inhaler on a fixed/no income, I hope some idiot like you is willing to pay for the funeral.

  19. Terrible title / summary on Should Organic Chemistry Be a Premed Requirement? · · Score: 2, Insightful
    The proposal is to eliminate 1 semester of O chem (currently 2 are required) and substitute it with biochemistry.

    The second semester of O chem is mostly synthesis which is useless to physicians.

  20. Wrong on Massachusetts Makes Health Insurance Mandatory · · Score: 2, Informative

    MA is using community rating in combination with the requirement for coverage. Unsubsidized health plans run about $350/month, for those making over 50k. I don't see the problem. (the law subsidizes health plans for those under a certian income).

  21. Re:Why is this in the Fed's jurisdiction on U.S. K-12 Schools Must Comply With e-Discovery Rule · · Score: 1

    It applies because schools can be sued in federal court. There is no real requirement here -- but if policies aren't in place, then in federal (and most likely state) courts any email not found can be held against you (assume the worst).

  22. State lotteries and horse racing on WTO Again Sides With Antigua Over Online Gambling · · Score: 5, Informative

    State lotteries and horse racing which can be bet on via the internet is what destroyed our case. The WTO allows for "morality" based restrictions -- but they must be applied uniformly. Since we already allow for online gambling, restricting foriegn interests from participating is the problem.

  23. Re:Forgive my ignorance... on RIAA Can't Have Defendant's Son's Desktop · · Score: 4, Informative
    No problem.

    The RIAA action is a civil tort case -- not a criminal case. In civil cases in the US both sides are essentially required to turn over all relevant evidence to each other, and then they argue in court which one has the better evidence for their side (preponderance). This is the same type of case that IBM vs SCO is undergoing, and is two private parties.

    In criminal cases, the state is the prosecutor (not plaintiff), and jail time may attach. You need a unanimous jury rather than a majority decision. RIAA cannot initiate a criminal case other than to make a complaint to the local police.

  24. Silentpcreview.com on Building an Energy Efficient, Always-On PC? · · Score: 3, Informative

    Take a look at Silent PC Review. Although concentrated on silent computing, any power usage produces heat requiring fans -- so they spend a lot of time worried about power/heat as well. The site is focused on building your own pc, so they do a good job reviewing components, 2.5 in disk drives, etc.

  25. Numeric keypad still unusable in Calc on OpenOffice 2.2 Released · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Calc is the only spreadsheet EVER (since Visicalc) that doesn't allow the start of a formula entry using the + sign -- making numeric keyboard use for spreadsheet junkies almost impossible.

    This has been a bug (submitted by myself and many, many others) since before 1.0 came out.