Technology is expanding at a rapid rate, and it is changing the way that we think, organize and operate both at home and in the workplace. In the case of healthcare, new software applications, ...

The game of Telephone is great fun for children but a terrible way to communicate vital health information. Yet in today’s healthcare systems, the multiple fragmented systems can lead to a ...

During the Definition Phase of Galileo, the European Commission (EC) has often cited a high degree of “interoperability” with contemporary systems as a major system design goal. But what exactly is ...

As more devices use data to function, more advances are needed to ensure those devices can properly utilize and communicate that data with other devices, necessitating the notion of interoperability.

Electronic health records market leader Epic Systems has developed a reputation for being a roadblock to interoperability of health information. The Verona, Wisconsin-based vendor is well aware of the ...

Increased complexity of the electronics systems in large defense platforms has inspired several open systems architecture (OSA) initiatives to step up their game. As working groups from these ...

North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, based in Great Neck, N.Y., has aggressively expanded its network in the past few years. Today, it includes 17 hospitals, some 400 ambulatory facilities ...

The THAAD system is a globally transportable, rapidly deployable capability to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles inside or outside the atmosphere during its final phase of flight. (Lockheed ...

Health information technology (HIT) system advancements, including medical device improvements, could account for more than $30 billion per year in savings. Health information technology (HIT) system ...

Editor's Note: In this contributed interview, Greg Wenzel, Executive Vice President and Lead, Digital Solutions/C4ISR, Strategic Innovation Group, Booz Allen Hamilton discusses the challenges ...