http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley Comment Feed for Lora Bentley Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:36:56 GMT Clearspace 2.5.5 (http://jivesoftware.com/products/clearspace/) 2009-11-18T06:36:56Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/social-media-and-risk-much-more-than-marketing-for-businesses/?cs=37564#comment-34116 I've done 'reputation management' for a big name in a big business, and while watching the social media space is a daunting task...dominating the first (full) page of Google results for a company name is another vital, and labor intensive element to Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:36:56 GMT Sean Mitchell http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/social-media-and-risk-much-more-than-marketing-for-businesses/?cs=37564#comment-34116 2009-11-18T06:36:56Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/bilski-v-kappos-both-sides-have-strengths-weaknesses/?cs=37447#comment-34071 I think at this point there's a consensus that the SCOTUS will rule that business methods aren't patentable.  All that's left to debate is the scope of the ruling since it could very well do away with software and pharmaceutical patents as well. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 02:59:53 GMT Riskable http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/bilski-v-kappos-both-sides-have-strengths-weaknesses/?cs=37447#comment-34071 2009-11-16T02:59:53Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/electronic-medical-records-backup-doesnt-have-to-be-paper/?cs=37282#comment-34056 Hi Doc,   I am currently looking at an EMR system for our 150 beds facility. The system will cost us roughly $6-7M for a 5 year implementation and that does not include support. I visited practice fusion website and I must say Im a little skeptic. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:35:54 GMT User1740769 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/electronic-medical-records-backup-doesnt-have-to-be-paper/?cs=37282#comment-34056 2009-11-13T17:35:54Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/electronic-medical-records-backup-doesnt-have-to-be-paper/?cs=37282#comment-34055 If the entire building has no electricity, how will a wireless laptop work? Wouldn't you need a wireless card from say..at&t? Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:57:06 GMT User1740769 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/electronic-medical-records-backup-doesnt-have-to-be-paper/?cs=37282#comment-34055 2009-11-13T16:57:06Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/electronic-medical-records-backup-doesnt-have-to-be-paper/?cs=37282#comment-34002 Federal funding may be encouraging a move toward EHR, but there's more to it than just installing systems. How can healthcare data pooling lead to a better system? More at http://www.healthcaretownhall.com/?p=1499 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:33:50 GMT Jeremy Engdahl-Johnson http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/electronic-medical-records-backup-doesnt-have-to-be-paper/?cs=37282#comment-34002 2009-11-10T03:33:50Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/ftc-extends-red-flag-rule-compliance-deadlineagain/?cs=37211#comment-33996 Electronic Verification Systems ( EVS ) can help you fulfill your Red Flag plan with our identity verification and authentication solutions Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:41:22 GMT Jay http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/ftc-extends-red-flag-rule-compliance-deadlineagain/?cs=37211#comment-33996 2009-11-09T18:41:22Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/electronic-medical-records-backup-doesnt-have-to-be-paper/?cs=37282#comment-33948 Lora:   Disaster recovery is much more straightforward with cloud-based EHRs, like Practice Fusion. With these systems, medical records are instantly retrievable from anywhere you can log on to the Internet. So if a flood destroys both the paper Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:38:00 GMT Glenn Laffel MD, PhD http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/electronic-medical-records-backup-doesnt-have-to-be-paper/?cs=37282#comment-33948 2009-11-06T00:38:00Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/correcting-the-tech-patent-problem/?cs=37003#comment-33945 Mr. Halling,   "A working requirement is inconsistent with Adam Smiths division of labor."   This does not account for the fact that ideas are really quite cheap. I think of ideas every day. Many of them are patentable. But patenting all of my Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:02:28 GMT Cliff Berg http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/correcting-the-tech-patent-problem/?cs=37003#comment-33945 2009-11-05T19:02:28Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/correcting-the-tech-patent-problem/?cs=37003#comment-33944 Mr. Riley -   I think that the issue at hand is how "obvious" a software "invention" is.   There are so many cases of "inventions" in which it would be natural to expect that in the course of writing software about the subject of the invention Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:52:14 GMT Cliff Berg http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/correcting-the-tech-patent-problem/?cs=37003#comment-33944 2009-11-05T18:52:14Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/equipment-end-of-life-recycling-and-proper-e-waste-disposal/?cs=31496#comment-33939 Stumbled upon an interesting site, www.global-serve.com, offers complete Global IT Procurement. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:03:56 GMT Joeblog20 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/equipment-end-of-life-recycling-and-proper-e-waste-disposal/?cs=31496#comment-33939 2009-11-05T15:03:56Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/where-is-the-cyber-czar/?cs=37178#comment-33874 Nothing but an exhibition of failure. Someone needs to simply teach Obama to count and with him all will realize how frivolous and misled their perceptions and these exploits are. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:23:54 GMT lee http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/where-is-the-cyber-czar/?cs=37178#comment-33874 2009-11-02T21:23:54Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/house-legislators-propose-more-sarbox-404-relief-for-smbs/?cs=37144#comment-33869 Yes!  Yes!  Yes!   Yes We Can completely destroy what's left of our sinking economy by saddling the "Small Business Sector" with more costly regulations that will not add one dime of benefit to anyone!    None of these new Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:34:52 GMT User1710723 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/house-legislators-propose-more-sarbox-404-relief-for-smbs/?cs=37144#comment-33869 2009-11-02T18:34:52Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/google-voice-blocks-fewer-calls-thanks-to-fix/?cs=37096#comment-33860 I’d like to say my husband has been supportive, but he’s more of an eye roller. Truly, my mom always told me I could do anything I wanted, and I took her word on it. Susan Elizabeth Phillips really got me interested in writing in the romance genre, so Sat, 31 Oct 2009 23:35:18 GMT dayze shayne http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/google-voice-blocks-fewer-calls-thanks-to-fix/?cs=37096#comment-33860 2009-10-31T23:35:18Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/online-privacy-resources-abound----choose-carefully/?cs=15459#comment-33859 I have to say IAPS is not a good example of a company in this industry. Their solution has massive issues staying online, their process of informing their customers is basically not to and when you do finally get an answer from their support guys it Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:13:09 GMT Nick http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/online-privacy-resources-abound----choose-carefully/?cs=15459#comment-33859 2009-10-31T18:13:09Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/google-voice-blocks-fewer-calls-thanks-to-fix/?cs=37096#comment-33840 So they got in trouble for blocking calls to FreeConferenceCall.com and now they are blocking calls to FreeConferenceCall.com but not residents in the same exchange and that is called a fix.   They are still blocking calls to the same people they Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:46:40 GMT Epoe http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/google-voice-blocks-fewer-calls-thanks-to-fix/?cs=37096#comment-33840 2009-10-29T22:46:40Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/internet-companies-net-neutrality-will-foster-innovation-growth/?cs=36797#comment-33806 It is my feeling that these companies, Facebook, Amazon, Google, etc. are no different then any other big corporation (such as Monsanto in the food industry) that will impose there will on the general public while claiming that Net Neutrality will make Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:38:15 GMT Tony http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/internet-companies-net-neutrality-will-foster-innovation-growth/?cs=36797#comment-33806 2009-10-28T15:38:15Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/correcting-the-tech-patent-problem/?cs=37003#comment-33804 All excellent points Mr. Riley, I would just like to add a coupled of more.  First of all we have never had a working requirement in the US – must practice the invention to enforce it.  A working requirement is inconsistent with Adam Smiths Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:43:14 GMT Dale B. Halling http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/correcting-the-tech-patent-problem/?cs=37003#comment-33804 2009-10-28T14:43:14Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/correcting-the-tech-patent-problem/?cs=37003#comment-33803 "When I talked to technology attorneys early this year regarding the patent system, most agreed that the system as it exists now is broken..."   You must only be talking with attorneys for large tech firms. Sure they think the system is broken Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:30:45 GMT staff1 http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/correcting-the-tech-patent-problem/?cs=37003#comment-33803 2009-10-28T14:30:45Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/correcting-the-tech-patent-problem/?cs=37003#comment-33797 “Preston bemoaned patent trolls and noted that patent litigation often affects those far beyond the software and technology industries.” Every patent thief moans about being held accountable for their disreputable conduct.   “Case in point is a Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:00:57 GMT Ronald J Riley http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/correcting-the-tech-patent-problem/?cs=37003#comment-33797 2009-10-27T23:00:57Z http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/hhs-to-release-final-hitech-meaningful-use-standard-in-december/?cs=36932#comment-33771 HITECH will motivate healthcare entities to maintain robust logs and audit trails recording access to all electronic patient data, whether the data be in email, qualified e-patient records, treatment equipment or otherwise. Compliance will not be easy Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:50:42 GMT Benjamin Wright http://www.itbusinessedge.com/cm/blogs/bentley/hhs-to-release-final-hitech-meaningful-use-standard-in-december/?cs=36932#comment-33771 2009-10-25T02:50:42Z