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The healthcare industry has been adopting and migrating to more and more cloud solutions in an attempt to meet an increasing number of IT challenges. Cloud computing consultants at CoreMatrix said they have observed a rapidly increasing number of healthcare companies looking to the cloud to comply with government mandates and solve complex IT dilemmas.
Even though the Department of Health and Human Services has decided to postpone the implementation of a small business healthcare exchange until 2015, Connecticut has decided to go ahead with its implementation on October 1 thanks to HealthPass.
Health Catalyst, a data warehousing company, received $41 million. They were followed by xG Health Solutions, a company that provides population-level healthcare solutions. Also notable was that Fitbit, which creates mobile healthcare apps, which absorbed $30 million in venture capital.
For some, leaving the house can be an exercise in tamping down anxiety. Did I shut the stove off? Did the garage door close all the way? Is the front door locked? Is the burglar alarm on? Indeed, for some, it's downright difficult to leave the house just for the weight of the questions with which those people leave. But with the growing connectivity of homes and health devices alike to apps, a quick check of a smartphone can check on lights, heat, and plenty more.
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Secure Information Exchange in an Unsecured World
Ask a group of office workers how they would send a file securely from one person to another (with the recipient being able to easily receive and view the file), and the likelihood is that they will not know how to accomplish that task. With current federal and state mandated compliance regulations, and additional concerns about protecting personal privacy, it is becoming increasingly important to send information, data, and files securely. It is not uncommon practice today for many companies to send confidential or sensitive information, files, and data across a medium that is insecure namely email, FTP, and the Web technologies that were not designed to address security or robust reporting requirements. Worse still, even with the proper technology and tools in place, complexity and lack of proper training can render those tools useless. Businesses and consumers alike realize the need to adopt and embrace easily understandable and usable technologies that minimize the threat of accidental exposure of sensitive information.
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