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The question of whether your health care facility will make the transition to electronic health care records (EHR) is no longer if - but when. However, there are a lot of “gotcha’s” to watch out for as you develop an EHR implementation strategy.
Fortunately, careful planning and effective change management can help reduce risk, training costs, and time spent on the transition to EHR. Access this resource to learn about today’s most common EHR change management mistakes and get tips for how to avoid them, including:
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Friday, December 07, 2012
Four EHR Change Management Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
Sunday, December 02, 2012
What is Business Intelligence?
What is Business Intelligence?
What is The Third Eye
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Business Intelligence
is a natural part of every organization, but it’s a “meta” organ. In other
words: it consists of all the data and mind working together as a larger more
powerful sensory organ. Business Intelligence is a very clever bit of natural
evolution: a meta organ designed to data, connect to patterns and then relay
that data back in overlays of information on top of your other data.
Once opened it’s a
very powerful ability, powerful enough that it literally can drive people
insane if not understood, accepted or developed correctly. Also due to lack of
understanding more people than not mislabel, run away from the ability or take
it to strange descriptions… which further muck and murk the waters of what Business
Intelligence truly is.
Business Intelligence as a dataset can be used in many different ways. It opens up our data to patterns around us. It’s used by an organization to make connections and answer questions. Knowledge workers use the data to make intelligent decisions. It’s part of the process where an organization can change and effect qualitative, less quantitative efficiencies within departments. Many other examples exist for how people use Business Intelligence.
Business Intelligence as a dataset can be used in many different ways. It opens up our data to patterns around us. It’s used by an organization to make connections and answer questions. Knowledge workers use the data to make intelligent decisions. It’s part of the process where an organization can change and effect qualitative, less quantitative efficiencies within departments. Many other examples exist for how people use Business Intelligence.
Thursday, November 22, 2012
The 20-Minute Exercise To Eradicate Negative Thinking | Fast Company
The 20-Minute Exercise To Eradicate Negative Thinking | Fast Company
Belief is contagious. It wins supporters. It’s self-fulfilling. Here's how to get there when nagging, negative thoughts are holding you back.
Belief is contagious. It wins supporters. It’s self-fulfilling. Here's how to get there when nagging, negative thoughts are holding you back.
JuggleFit - Benefits of Juggling
JuggleFit - Benefits of Juggling
Here are just a few of the reasons that juggling is the ultimate exercise! Click on any of the benefits of juggling to learn more.
Juggling is a truly portable workout.
It makes you smarter.
It sharpens focus & concentration.
Juggling is the ultimate in stress relief.
It’s an exercise that doesn’t ‘feel’ like exercise.
You can juggle where you are, no travel required!
Juggling maintains and increases range of motion in the arms and shoulders.
It is one of the best ways to improve coordination.
Juggling is beneficial for all age groups and body types.
Helps ward off cravings.
Juggling makes exercising with family and friends easy.
Here are just a few of the reasons that juggling is the ultimate exercise! Click on any of the benefits of juggling to learn more.
Juggling is a truly portable workout.
It makes you smarter.
It sharpens focus & concentration.
Juggling is the ultimate in stress relief.
It’s an exercise that doesn’t ‘feel’ like exercise.
You can juggle where you are, no travel required!
Juggling maintains and increases range of motion in the arms and shoulders.
It is one of the best ways to improve coordination.
Juggling is beneficial for all age groups and body types.
Helps ward off cravings.
Juggling makes exercising with family and friends easy.
Thursday, November 08, 2012
Philly MTC Community - SQL Server User Group Big Data with SQL Server by Mark Kromer
On November 7th the Philadelphia area SQL Server User Group was hosted by the Microsoft Technology Center in our Mid Atlantic Offices in Malvern PA. That evening two presentations were provided. They can be viewed below.
Big Data with SQL Server by Mark Kromer
Community - SQL Server User Group
http://www.philadelphia-mtc.com/community/CommunityPedia/SQL%20Server%20User%20Group.aspx
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
What makes a doctor-patient partnership flourish? | TEDMED Blog
What makes a doctor-patient partnership flourish? | TEDMED Blog
Both doctors and patients are seeing the value of well-informed patients. See below: As part of a video series filmed by Fenton at TEDMED 2012, Lisa Witter interviews James Merlino, Chief Experience Officer at the Cleveland Clinic, and Dave deBronkart, a patient activist, on why effective treatment starts with a solid doctor-patient partnership.
Both doctors and patients are seeing the value of well-informed patients. See below: As part of a video series filmed by Fenton at TEDMED 2012, Lisa Witter interviews James Merlino, Chief Experience Officer at the Cleveland Clinic, and Dave deBronkart, a patient activist, on why effective treatment starts with a solid doctor-patient partnership.
Meaningful use Stage 2 crunch starts now | Healthcare IT News
Meaningful use Stage 2 crunch starts now | Healthcare IT News
INDIAN WELLS, CA – The federal government may have delayed the start of Stage 2 of meaningful use by a year, to 2014, but that does not mean healthcare providers should relax in their pursuit of the intended goals of theEHR incentive program, namely better, safer healthcare at lower cost.
"There's still a bit of a timing issue even though we have some relief," Pam McNutt, senior vice president and CIO for Dallas-based Methodist Health System, said at the annual College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) Fall CIO Forum.
Friday, October 19, 2012
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SQL Server 2008 Build List - SQLServerCentral
SQL Server 2008 Build List - SQLServerCentral
By Steve Jones, 2012/07/18 (first published: 2008/09/26)
This is a list of the builds for SQL Server 2008. This is a separate product than SQL Server 2008 R2. There are other build lists available here.
A list of all the builds that I can find and install on my Build VM. If you find a build not listed here, please let me know (sjones @ sqlservercentral.com).
All builds are listed in reverse order, so the newest are at the top and the earliest at the bottom. You can find your build number with:
select @@Version in a query window. This gives you the current version you are running and it should match up with one of the builds listed below.
By Steve Jones, 2012/07/18 (first published: 2008/09/26)
This is a list of the builds for SQL Server 2008. This is a separate product than SQL Server 2008 R2. There are other build lists available here.
A list of all the builds that I can find and install on my Build VM. If you find a build not listed here, please let me know (sjones @ sqlservercentral.com).
All builds are listed in reverse order, so the newest are at the top and the earliest at the bottom. You can find your build number with:
select @@Version in a query window. This gives you the current version you are running and it should match up with one of the builds listed below.
Friday, July 13, 2012
SQL Server 2012 Database Recovery Advisor: Simplified Point in Time Recovery - SQLServerCentral
SQL Server 2012 Database Recovery Advisor: Simplified Point in Time Recovery - SQLServerCentral
By Jonathan Kehayias, 2012/07/13
The aim of the new Database Recovery Advisor in SQL Server 2012 is to simplify the task of piecing together a recovery sequence from multiple backup files, comprising full, differential, and log backups. My previous article, Simplified Restores with SQL Server 2012 Recovery Advisor, explained how to use the tool to fully recover a database from a multiple backup files that originated from multiple servers. In this article, I'll demonstrate how the tool also makes it easier to plan for, and perform, a point in time recovery from a series of backups, in order to recover data that may have been lost due to an application bug, or user error.
Thursday, July 12, 2012
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-050 - Important : Vulnerabilities in SharePoint Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2695502)
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS12-050 - Important : Vulnerabilities in SharePoint Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2695502)
Published: | Updated:
Version: 1.1
General Information
Executive Summary
This security update resolves one publicly disclosed and five privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint and Windows SharePoint Services. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if a user clicks a specially crafted URL that takes the user to a targeted SharePoint site.
This security update is rated Important for supported editions of Microsoft InfoPath 2007, Microsoft InfoPath 2010, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2007, Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010, and Microsoft Groove Server 2010; and for supported versions of Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and SharePoint Foundation 2010. For more information, see the subsection, Affected and Non-Affected Software, in this section.
The security update addresses the vulnerabilities by modifying the way that HTML strings are sanitized and by correcting the way that Microsoft SharePoint validates and sanitizes user input. For more information about the vulnerabilities, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) subsection for the specific vulnerability entry under the next section, Vulnerability Information.
Recommendation. Customers can configure automatic updating to check online for updates from Microsoft Update by using the Microsoft Update service. Customers who have automatic updating enabled and configured to check online for updates from Microsoft Update typically will not need to take any action because this security update will be downloaded and installed automatically. Customers who have not enabled automatic updating need to check for updates from Microsoft Update and install this update manually. For information about specific configuration options in automatic updating in supported editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 294871. For information about automatic updating in supported editions of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2, see Understanding Windows automatic updating.
For administrators and enterprise installations, or end users who want to install this security update manually, Microsoft recommends that customers apply the update at the earliest opportunity using update management software, or by checking for updates using the Microsoft Update service.
See also the section, Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance, later in this bulletin.
Monday, July 02, 2012
Building Self-Service BI Applications Using PowerPivot | TechEd North America 2012 | Channel 9
Building Self-Service BI Applications Using PowerPivot | TechEd North America 2012 | Channel 9
In this session we explore the new capabilities in PowerPivot that will enable you to create rich applications with KPIs, using the new measure grid, new DAX capabilities, and advanced mode. We include lots of demonstrations and best practices as well. #TEDBI301
In this session we explore the new capabilities in PowerPivot that will enable you to create rich applications with KPIs, using the new measure grid, new DAX capabilities, and advanced mode. We include lots of demonstrations and best practices as well. #TEDBI301
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Using MS Project to Set-up your Project for Success « PM-Foundations
Using MS Project to Set-up your Project for Success « PM-Foundations
Project managers that are not as familiar with using tools like MS Project to create a project schedule often “dive in head first” creating their project schedule. These project managers open a new file, start furiously loading project tasks, and the project schedule evolves as project planning progresses. After the project schedule baseline is established, and project execution begins, these project managers begin the weekly battle to maintain the project schedule in a manner that keeps it close to reflecting reality. Some of the telltale signs that your schedule is difficult to maintain include:
- You change the dependency on a task and the dates do not change
- You extend the duration and the work hours do not change
- You add a new resource and the dates change unexpectedly
- Your schedule shows people working on Thanksgiving and Christmas
- Durations are displayed in hours, and work is displayed in minutes
I was working with a project manager whose schedule had become so difficult to maintain that he declared that his “tool had become compromised”. This created much frustration for the project manager, but the even worse result was that he was not sure that the milestone commitments established in the schedule were correct or achievable (and he did not know how to fix it).
Obviously, how well the WBS is organized has a significant impact on the ability to effectively and efficiently maintain the schedule throughout the project life cycle. In addition, there are several set-up activities within MS Project that allow the project manager to tailor the project schedule to meet their needs. Paying attention to these set-up activities when the project is first created allows you to better understand and control the behaviors within the schedule as you update the project schedule to reflect progress. The set-up tips described below include defining the project start date and project calendar, establishing default schedule options, and entering your project resources.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
SharePoint Automation
SharePoint Automation - Provisioning a complete SharePoint Farm - Servers, Site Collections, etc...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
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Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle - Health - Heart health - msnbc.com
Scientists turn skin cells into beating heart muscle - Health - Heart health - msnbc.com
Scientists have for the first time succeeded in taking skin cells from patients with heart failure and transforming them into healthy, beating heart tissue that could one day be used to treat the condition.
The researchers, based in Haifa, Israel, said there were still many years of testing and refining ahead. But the results meant they might eventually be able to reprogram patients' cells to repair their own damaged hearts.
"We have shown that it's possible to take skin cells from an elderly patient with advanced heart failure and end up with his own beating cells in a laboratory dish that are healthy and young - the equivalent to the stage of his heart cells when he was just born," said Lior Gepstein from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, who led the work.
The researchers, whose study was published in the European Heart Journal on Wednesday, said clinical trials of the technique could begin within 10 years.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
Storage Update for SharePoint Online Enterprise Plans- This is BIG!
Storage Update for SharePoint Online Enterprise Plans
sharepointblog@live.com
sharepointblog@live.com
Category: SharePoint storage
"Business is business and business must grow.”
-Once-ler from The Lorax by Dr. Seuss.
Your feedback was clear: “We need more online storage and it needs to be cheaper.”
So we adjusted the SharePoint Online service accordingly—both in per tenant storage quota limits and the cost of additional storage. Now, you can be less constrained as you plan your content management strategy and determine how and where you share files and manage projects.
Tenant storage quota limit increase—Now up to 25 terabytes(TB)
Individual customers (tenants) can now consume up to 25TB of data and content, compared to the previous per tenant limit of 5TB. As a result, storage limits are no longer such a barrier. Go ahead and create new documents, share them, version them, move them from DRAFT to FINAL, review and approve them, populate lists, publish forms, generate new sites, upload marketing assets, create company-wide Document Centers, design your company intranet, and more.
Additional storage costs decrease—A 92 percent price reduction
Along with the recent price reductions across Office 365, the SharePoint Online additional storage add-on has decreased by 92 percent effective immediately. The reduction translates to a drop from U.S. $2.50 per GB/month, to $0.20 per GB/month. Yes, you read that right—20 cents each month. So if you need more storage than you originally received by default, go ahead. You won’t break the bank.
Along with the recent price reductions across Office 365, the SharePoint Online additional storage add-on has decreased by 92 percent effective immediately. The reduction translates to a drop from U.S. $2.50 per GB/month, to $0.20 per GB/month. Yes, you read that right—20 cents each month. So if you need more storage than you originally received by default, go ahead. You won’t break the bank.
Thursday, May 03, 2012
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Creating Chart Reports in SSRS SQL Server 2008 R2 — DatabaseJournal.com
Creating Chart Reports in SSRS SQL Server 2008 R2 — DatabaseJournal.com
SQL Server Reporting Services provides several ways to analyze data; one of them is creating Chart reports. With Chart reports you can analyze the aggregated information (either on small or large volumes of data) at a glance. But before you start creating Chart reports it’s essential to understand and prepare the data to be analyzed so that you can choose the appropriate chart type and create the report quickly and efficiently.
In this article, I am going to demonstrate how you can go about creating, modifying and beautifying the chart report easily and quickly.
Creating a Chart Report in BIDS (Business Intelligence Development Studio)
If you are new to SSRS or you are creating an SSRS project for the first time, the first thing that you need to do is to create an SSRS project. To do that, go to START -> All Programs -> SQL Server 2008 R2 (if you have installed SQL Server 2008 R2) and click on SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio. On the New Project dialog box select the "Report Server Project" template and then specify the name and location for the project as shown below:
SQL Server Reporting Services provides several ways to analyze data; one of them is creating Chart reports. With Chart reports you can analyze the aggregated information (either on small or large volumes of data) at a glance. But before you start creating Chart reports it’s essential to understand and prepare the data to be analyzed so that you can choose the appropriate chart type and create the report quickly and efficiently.
In this article, I am going to demonstrate how you can go about creating, modifying and beautifying the chart report easily and quickly.
Creating a Chart Report in BIDS (Business Intelligence Development Studio)
If you are new to SSRS or you are creating an SSRS project for the first time, the first thing that you need to do is to create an SSRS project. To do that, go to START -> All Programs -> SQL Server 2008 R2 (if you have installed SQL Server 2008 R2) and click on SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio. On the New Project dialog box select the "Report Server Project" template and then specify the name and location for the project as shown below:
Metro Style Site Directory for SharePoint Using EMCAScript - Fear and Loathing
Metro Style Site Directory for SharePoint Using EMCAScript - Fear and Loathing
Metro Style Site Directory for SharePoint Using EMCAScript
I’ve always been trying to come up with a useful and clever way to allow users to navigate around SharePoint sites. Recently I put together an “Application Directory” which basically displayed a menu system to navigate around apps. Using the JavaScript Class Library for SharePoint to pull values out of SharePoint I quickly put together something that normally would be a lot of C# code and a web part.
The EMCAScript object model is powerful in that you can quickly pull data out of SharePoint sites and lists and make a pleasant user experience with just a little JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and jQuery. It still will make a call back to the server to fetch the data but it’s done asynchronously so the perception to the user is almost seamless.
This post walks you through building a site directory of sorts. It could be used as a landing page on a top level site collection or as a web part sitting on a team site (to show the contents below the site). It’s up to you but the net result is a nice navigation system (done with a little “Metro” styling) all done in a hundred lines of JavaScript.
Bright-Green.com: How To Estimate A Software Project
Bright-Green.com: How To Estimate A Software Project
There are many, many ways to estimate a software project, ranging from formal models that can only be worked by a University professor through to a salesperson's hopeful guess.
Here we present a simple, proven software project estimation method that produces reasonably accurate results and has been used estimate substantial fixed price work.
This method is based on a quick but robust initial design on the premise that later versions of the design will reduce the amount of work as developers come up with smart ideas for saving work.
This method also calls for participation by a substantial number of people, increasing buy-in and gaining accuracy. It also follows the principles of the Cardboard Checklist for Planning, where relevant.
3 steps to EHR training for new staff members - amednews.com
3 steps to EHR training for new staff members - amednews.com
Physician practices generally have a detailed training map that is laid out for all its doctors and staff as they implement an electronic health record system. But practices can’t lose the map once the system is up and running.
Physician practices generally have a detailed training map that is laid out for all its doctors and staff as they implement an electronic health record system. But practices can’t lose the map once the system is up and running.
New York invests $4.2M to create 1,500 health IT jobs | Government Health IT
The New York eHealth Collaborative, the New York City Investment Fund and the New York State Department of Health have launched a $4.2 million program to foster health IT innovation and create 1,500 new jobs in the state.
New York invests $4.2M to create 1,500 health IT jobs | Government Health IT
New York invests $4.2M to create 1,500 health IT jobs | Government Health IT
Getting Data From a Web Service or Application Into PowerPivot | SQLServerPedia
Getting Data From a Web Service or Application Into PowerPivot
Overview: Recently I was asked if PowerPivot could get data from a Web service. This post discusses how you could make happen if an Atom-aware Data Feed is available.
Getting Data From a Web Service or Application Into PowerPivot | SQLServerPedia
Thursday, April 26, 2012
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Research shows high IT use among Top 100 Hospitals | Healthcare IT News
Research shows high IT use among Top 100 Hospitals | Healthcare IT News
ANN ARBOR, MI – Hospitals identified as Top 100 Hospitals by Thomson Reuters were found to use more advanced levels of IT-enabled processes when compared to the overall U.S. hospital population, according to HIMSSAnalytics.
ANN ARBOR, MI – Hospitals identified as Top 100 Hospitals by Thomson Reuters were found to use more advanced levels of IT-enabled processes when compared to the overall U.S. hospital population, according to HIMSSAnalytics.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Windows PowerShell Command Builder for SharePoint 2010 Products and Office 365
Windows PowerShell Command Builder for SharePoint 2010 Products and Office 365
Windows PowerShell for SharePoint Server 2010 |
Power View (SSRS)
Power View (SSRS)
Power View, a feature of SQL Server 2012 Reporting Services Add-in for Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 Enterprise Edition, is an interactive data exploration, visualization, and presentation experience. It provides intuitive ad-hoc reporting for business users such as data analysts, business decision makers, and information workers. They can easily create and interact with views of data from data models based on PowerPivot workbooks published in a PowerPivot Gallery, or tabular models deployed to SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services (SSAS) instances. Power View is a browser-based Silverlight application launched from SharePoint Server 2010 that enables users to present and share insights with others in their organization through interactive presentations.
Power View report with multiple views featuring tiles, slicers, a chart filter, and a number of visualizations, including cards, small multiples, and a bubble chart.
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Nucleus Research finds businesses using Microsoft Office 365 experience amazing ROI
Nucleus Research finds businesses using Microsoft Office 365 experience amazing ROI: Are you evaluating a move to cloud as a way to optimize your IT spend and increase organizational agility? With technology at the center of today’s business, many IT leaders are evaluating cloud solutions like Office 365 as a way to drive cost savings while providing leading capabilities for their workforce.This webinar features expert analysis from Nucleus Research – the leading research firm servicing Fortune 1000 companies, and real customers who’ve enjoyed significant ROI through their use of Microsoft Office 365.
Monday, March 26, 2012
How to Attend a Conference as Yourself - Peter Bregman - Harvard Business Review
Been there, felt that...Good article on a different approach to attending Conferences-
How to Attend a Conference as Yourself - Peter Bregman - Harvard Business Review
How to Attend a Conference as Yourself - Peter Bregman - Harvard Business Review
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Being Human - The Science of the Human Experience
Being Human -
Everyday, fresh insights from science and philosophy shed new light on the processes of human experience – thehow of feeling, thinking, and believing – and invite us to redefine who we are as human beings.
Pioneers on the frontier of human understanding will guide an exciting exploration of what it means to be human.
What does being human mean to you?Read More...
Friday, March 23, 2012
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Using SSIS to Maintain the File System - SQLServerCentral
Using SSIS to Maintain the File System - SQLServerCentral
I have been looking for something like this to help manage a client backup strategy where we maintain both SQL and SharePoint backups.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Scientists produce stronger T-rays, bring Tricorders closer to reality
Scientists produce stronger T-rays, bring Tricorders closer to reality
A group of scientists from Imperial College London and Singapore's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) have developed a new technique that could have far reaching impacts for Star Trekfans everywhere. It all involves something known as Terahertz (THz), or T-rays: electromagnetic rays that have already been used in full-body airport scanners and have the potential to be used across a much broader range of medical and environmental applications. Because every molecule can be uniquely identified within the THz range, these T-rays can be used to pick up on cancerous cells and other biological matter, perhaps even within a Tricorder-like scanner. Now, Imperial College's Stefan Maier and his team of scientists say they've found a way to create a stronger beam of T-rays, using so-called "nano-antennas" to generate an amplified THz field. In fact, this field can produce about 100 times more power than most other THz sources, which could allow for sharper imaging devices. "T-rays promise to revolutionize medical scanning to make it faster and more convenient, potentially relieving patients from the inconvenience of complicated diagnostic procedures and the stress of waiting for accurate results," Maier explained. "Thanks to modern nanotechnology and nanofabrication, we have made a real breakthrough in the generation of T-rays that takes us a step closer to these new scanning devices." For more details, check out the links below.
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