Home Is Where The Heart Is . . . Monitored
Written on March 1, 2012 by in Healthcare

Gaius Plinius Secundus, a Roman philosopher better known as Pliny the Elder (or just Pliny to his friends) said “Home is where the heart is.” Almost two thousand years later, who would have thought home is where the heart – and other organs – could also be monitored and managed. This piece is actually a

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Security Advantages of Mobility Computing
Written on February 27, 2012 by in Cloud, Risk, Trust

In my last InFocus blog post, I discussed OWASP’s approach to mobile computing risks.  I went over some of the unique risks to the mobile platform as well as reminding folks that general application security rules still apply.  With that being the case, a logical conclusion would be that introducing mobile platforms to enterprise computing

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Look Ma, No Wires!
Written on January 26, 2012 by in Healthcare

The following is my latest humorous take on the mobile health industry for the mHIMSS website. Enjoy!   Sometime in the late 1980s, I had the old Super 8 movies taken when I was a kid transferred to videotape. Wow – typing that line which includes both “Super 8” and “videotape” makes me feel old.

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Any Channel, Anywhere, Anytime, Any Language
Written on January 24, 2012 by in IT Transformation, Service Excellence

Best Buy has taken some hits in the press lately. One of the most scathing articles came from a Forbes contributor, Larry Downes, who made the claim that the large electronics retailer is gradually going out of business. Among the criticisms were that Best Buy is not doing a good job managing the cross-channel experience

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Siri-ous Health
Written on January 17, 2012 by in Healthcare, People

I was recently asked to provide a blog for the new mHIMSS website focusing on mobile health, and will be sharing those entries here on InFocus as well. For your reading pleasure . . . As this is the first entry in my role blogging for mHIMSS, you should know a little bit about me.

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