Please join Mary Mosquera, Senior Editor of Government Health IT; Howard Croft, MD FACEP Emergency Physician, Medical Staff President at Columbia St Mary's Hospital, Milwaukee, WI; and Edward Barthell, MD MS, Director, Microsoft Health Solutions Group, for a discussion on the future of connected health and how effective health information exchange can lead to improved quality and cost-effectiveness in care delivery.

Federal Computer Week will present an eSeminar with John Kindervag, senior analyst for security at Forrester Research, at 11 a.m. Thurs., Nov. 19, where he will discuss the latest cybersecurity issues facing government agencies.In its latest summary, the Homeland Security Department's Computer Emergency Readiness Team reported a 300 percent increase in data breaches at federal agencies between 2006 and 2008. As the government prepares its 2009...

It's easy to buy reporting and analysis tools: business intelligence (BI) is a multi-billion-dollar market, with vendors ranging from the biggest names to boutiques. Unfortunately, most users don't have the time or resources to learn how to use BI tools. Yet organizations frequently deploy them to non-technical users, causing low user satisfaction, poor adoption rates, and minimal value per tax dollar spent. To be successful, you have to learn...

"All employers have an obligation to exercise a reasonable duty of care in hiring. In addition, many organizations have a legal duty to not employ individuals with certain enumerated criminal records. There are a number of steps that employers can take in the hiring process to reduce their risk when hiring. First, organizations must carefully review and audit their hiring program, including their application, interview and past employment chec...

Implementing a successful, holistic approach to operational performance management requires government organizations to break through interagency silos and define realistic, achievable goals and objectives that are directly linked to their mission and the demands of people they serve. Attend this Webcast to learn: How to drive accountability and ownership with aligned strategic, objectives and performance goalsHow BIRT Performance Scorecard en...