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The article discusses a study on emergency department (ED) usage in Massachusetts following the implementation of a 2006 state law expanding healthcare access which found a 1.2% increase in ED usage from Oct. 1, 2006 to Sept. 30, 2007 after the law's implementation increasing healthcare access.

The article discusses the results of a study presented by emergency physicians from Charleston, North Carolina on whether using health information exchange (HIE) meant more cost-effective and higher-quality care. Topics discussed include a study released by HEALTHeLINK with million dollar converse results of the Charleston study and issues faced by pioneers of the data exchange efforts including determining where and if an HIE-type exchange intermediary will continue to be absolutely essential.

The article discusses a study on the efficacy of using Google Glass for real-time audio-visual consults for consenting patients requiring a dermatology consultation at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence. Topics covered include the use of Google Glass to stream live images of a patient's dermatological condition to the consulting dermatologist and the opportunities for Google Glass in a medical setting such as faster intervention, less readmissions and lower costs.

The article reports on the efforts of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) of the U.S. and health information exchanges to promote patient matching programs. Topics covered include the challenges faced by the health care sector, the importance to patient care and effects on patient's identity. Also mentioned are the influences of patient matching on the workflow of health care professionals.

The article focuses on a survey commissioned by American International Group (AIG) in consultation with patient safety expert Doctor Marty Makary, about patient safety. It states that there is a tension between what hospital leaders believe as their top priority in 2013. It mentions that majority of the respondents consider lack of teamwork, negative culture and poor communication as the largest barrier to patient safety.

The article discusses the merge.com platform of Merge Healthcare, a Chicago, Illinois-based imaging software vendor platform. Merge.com aims to close the loop between referring physicians, radiology centers and consumers. The platform features are cited such as a mobile app for referring physicians to send patients to recommended imaging centers as well as analytics for practices to maximize throughput. The comment of Merge's Steven Tolle about the platform's flexibility is also given.

This article reports that Cerner Corp. and eClinicalWorks Inc. have signed major contracts with the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the National Football League, respectively, to support electronic health records systems for the teams.

A list of bank technology offerings in the next 20 years, which are more customer-focused than technically oriented. This includes the hiring of new guys, where they call for straight shooting information. Another is making of a more financial advice available on the Web site instead of hawking low rates. And online banks and brokerages eliminating any advantage retail banks have in not offering free non-emergency one-click money transfer.

The article discusses the integration of various principles of information technology at the molecular level. It focuses on the invention of a molecular-level keypad lock that can process password entries for security purposes. Nanotechnology analyst Marlene Bourne stresses the relation between the principles of molecular design and the keypad technology.

This article presents information on a molecular-level keypad lock developed by researchers at Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science. It is reported that the research in nanotechnology reveals that bank security may be extended to the molecular level. It is informed that the researchers' work shows the first example of a molecular system which is capable of processing password entries. The principles of electronic keypad architecture was used in building the keypad lock.