By Juliana Bain The Embarrassing State of EHRs Congressional advocates intended the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 to be a catalyst to bring health records into the digital age. While it succeeded in helping many hospitals upgrade from paper records to electronic health [...]
In this edition of Member Monday, we look at how Bit Source is helping rural Americans trade coal for code. Located in the heart of Kentucky coal country, Bit Source is a software company founded in 2015 with the mission of fostering the workforce of the future. Co-founders Rusty Justice [...]
In the debate over television white spaces (TVWS), the coveted unused spectrum between television channels, most media outlets have characterized the debate as a head-to-head battle between tech and big broadcasters. However, once you parse through the static, the low power television (LPTV) broadcasters catering to local communities have much [...]
Tech companies and app developers have traveled a long and winding road awaiting legislation that would clarify when and how U.S. law enforcement agencies can access data stored abroad. We find ourselves in the middle of the journey to achieve these desperately needed reforms, caught between competing policy interests. In [...]
Alongside a skills gap that plagues large swaths of the American workforce, our country faces a serious homework gap. Even though 70 percent of American teachers assign homework that requires an internet connection, the United States is currently home to more than five million households with school-age children who do [...]