Supercharging Healthcare innovation

vitter:

This is a great article on a new course of study that Andy Grove is pushing for in order to increase the rates of innovation and collaboration in healthcare. I’m not sure exactly how this will work out but I love seeing someone out there advocating for change in what I believe is one of the more ‘broken’ industries around.

smarterplanet:

IBM Launches Healthcare Research Center — InformationWeek
Dallas facility will focus on how field data from hospitals and clinics  can be mined to produce better patient outcomes.  
 IBM has opened a research center dedicated to  developing tools that will allow healthcare professionals to more  efficiently use data in medical decision making.
The company’s Health Analytics Solution Center, based in Dallas, will  employ more than 100 experts in healthcare analytics, technical  architectures, and other, related specialties.


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smarterplanet:

IBM Launches Healthcare Research Center — InformationWeek

Dallas facility will focus on how field data from hospitals and clinics can be mined to produce better patient outcomes.

IBM has opened a research center dedicated to developing tools that will allow healthcare professionals to more efficiently use data in medical decision making.

The company’s Health Analytics Solution Center, based in Dallas, will employ more than 100 experts in healthcare analytics, technical architectures, and other, related specialties.

Innovate and Disinfect!

Link below describes a recent piece of research that demonstrates innovative approach to fighting the growing problem of mutating infections like MRSA in hospitals and other buildings…..People will never wash their hands enough to eliminate infection so ….build self-disinfecting environments…HOW?….see link below…

http://www.dit.ie/hothouse/technologiestolicense/available%20for%20license/industrial%20technology/anti-bacterial%20powder/