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Niam Yaraghi writes about how the recent COVID19 pandemic will need to change how we access health information both before and after it happens. He talks about having more access to citizens health records and tracking people via their cell phones. What will this lead to though? Thoughts like this, may seem like they haveContinue reading “Invasion of Privacy or Access to Health Information”

Here at FSU we have a healthcare track in IT, but what does that mean, what does it require, and how much will you stand to make? According to Noodle.com – ” Healthcare data analysts collect, examine, and organize information to create better medical practices”. You don’t have to have a Masters degree or workContinue reading “Working in Health Care Data”

A student found themselves home during the recent crisis and needing to see his doctor. He had difficulty breathing through his nose and a few other symptoms. He did not want to go sit with a bunch of people worried he might get sicker. Teledoc, which is available nationwide, connects doctors and patients by phone.Continue reading “Avoid the Long ER Lines”

Kevin Roose from the New York Times thinks working at home is overrated. He tells us this while working in sweatpants and eating his emergency rations. Many people during this time of the coronavirus are being sent home, students included. Even those of us here at FSU are being shut down for a while afterContinue reading “Quarantined & Working From Home”

The VA is a department of the United States Government dedicated to servicing America’s Veterans. Within the VA there are countless opportunities for all kinds of jobs, from skilled labor to PhD. graduates. But this isn’t limited to just healthcare, though that is a large part of what they do. Information Technology and its relatedContinue reading “Exploring IT Jobs in the Veterans Affairs”

The current administration is pushing to reform the way patients have control over their health records. With proposed changes, you can download your records and store them with a third party online company, i.e. Google. But the biggest problem with that is that those records once downloaded, are no longer protected by HIPAA. The techContinue reading “Would You Want Google to Store your Health Records?”

Back when computers were a hot new thing for families and we all shared one in the house and we wrote commands to make them do something, we didn’t worry about if our medical devices would be secure from the terrible people on the internet. Bugs in medical devices is becoming something to worry aboutContinue reading “The Difficulties of Securing Medical Devices”

Once again the VA has failed to be there for its customers, our Veterans. The Department was set to begin the new Electronic Health Records system this week. Instead they have decided that they are only 80 percent of the way there and that healthcare providers in the VA system need more training to haveContinue reading “VA Fails To Implement EHR Again.”

Worldwide sales of marijuana are expected to be $66 billion by 2025. Retailers are wanting to use high tech tools to maximize profit. Four areas that are impacting the industry are: block-chain, control, AI, and IoT. Marijuana is still illegal with the federal government and companies have a hard time with banks as they’re notContinue reading “High Tech Marijuana”

Electronic health records have been a major change to healthcare. Information Technology specialists all around the country are transforming paper files into digital ones. This helps providers give better service to patients and reduces costs. Though there is something to be said for the quality of access to records. People can give horrible stories aboutContinue reading “We Need Access to Healthcare Information”