Microsoft’s new Kinect technology is all the rage among video gamers these days, but the technology behind the device is a smash hit amongst hackers and scientists most of all. With its multiple color and depth-sensing lenses, skeletal tracking system, and voice microphone array, these tinkering innovators see the Kinect technology as an incredible tool whose true purpose has yet to be discovered. Their experiments with the device got us thinking: Could the Kinect technology eventually make its way into healthcare IT? Continue Reading…

The IBM SmartCamp World Finals

Back in September, CareCloud was selected by IBM to be one of five Finalists competing to win IBM’s Silicon Valley SmartCamp, and when Rich and Albert travelled to Silicon Valley, they brought home the gold. Along with Streetline Networks, we won first place and the chance to compete with winners from around the world for the top prize. This week, CareCloud President and CEO Albert Santalo and Executive Vice President Rich Lopez del Rincon are in Dublin, Ireland, representing the company at the SmartCamp World Finals, and here’s wishing them the best of luck. Continue Reading…

Hello, Internet! First of all, let’s start with an apology: it’s been a little while since we last updated the blog, but not for lack of ! We’ve been extremely busy around here. Between winning IBM SmartCamp Silicon Valley, signing up tons of new clients, and making constant enhancements to our system, we haven’t had a moment to rest. Not that we’re complaining or anything – things are really starting to pick up in the world of healthcare IT, and as always, we’re right on the cutting edge. Continue Reading…

Foreword: Remember that friend of yours, the one that just doesn’t ‘get’ Twitter? The one that talks about how it’s a useless frivolity and a passing fad? We all know at least one. Some people wouldn’t know the future if it came up and bit them, and others try furiously to resist its advance.
On the other hand, us enlightened folk know that the conversations on Twitter are insightful and illuminating, and there’s always room for another voice.

So let’s try something. We’re creating a guide to ease people into the world of Twitter, and we want to get as many non-believers on board as we can. Send it to anyone you think would enjoy Twitter if they ever gave it a chance. If this quick tutorial converts even a few people into Tweeps, we all win. The more, the merrier, as they say. Continue Reading…

The long-standing motto of Stanford University, coined nearly a century ago, is “Die Luft der Freiheit weht,” or “the wind of freedom blows.” In 2010, CareCloud rode into Silicon Valley on that very same wind to attend the AlwaysOn Summit at Stanford 2010, an annual technology conference that focuses on growth companies that are striving to disrupt the status quo through innovation. Founder and CEO Albert Santalo traveled to California to represent CareCloud at the event, which took place on July 27-29, and we’re very grateful for the entire experience. Continue Reading…

“The cloud computing trend is boosting tech stocks like Terremark Worldwide, which is widely outperforming the Nasdaq this year. Manuel Medina, CEO of Terremark, talks to the fast money crew.” Continue Reading…

CareCloud Ranked Among 2010 AlwaysOn Global Top 250

Adding yet another award to our growing repertoire of industry prestige, CareCloud was “selected from among thousands of domestic and international technology companies nominated by investors, bankers, journalists, and industry insiders” to be included in the AlwaysOn Global Top 250 Companies, a list that also includes powerhouse companies like Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Zynga, and SugarCRM, among many others.

CareCloud and the other winners are to be honored at the AO250 Top Company Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, July 27th, at Stanford University’s Arrillaga Alumni Center. The event, which will be moderated by Guy Kawasaki, kicks off the AlwaysOn & SVTP Summit at Stanford 2010. Read about the full list on the AlwaysOn website. Continue Reading…

CareCloud Wins Greatest Social Impact Award

Albert Santalo, pictured here in a moment of absolute triumph at HIT Barcelona, returned to CareCloud headquarters in Miami having added another award to our ever-growing repertoire. CareCloud was selected by a jury at HIT Barcelona as a winner in the IT sector for the category of “Greatest Social Impact” at the Spanish Healthcare IT gathering. Continue Reading…

Breaking News: Physicians are frustrated by the debate on cuts to Medicare reimbursement rates.

This excellent article asks real physicians what effect these pay cuts would have on their collections, their practice, and by proxy their patients and the healthcare industry as a whole. (via Kaiser Health News)

Spoiler Alert: It’s not pretty.

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In recent months, the concept of the electronic health record has come to the forefront of the national debate on healthcare. Thanks to government incentives for physicians who adopt this emerging technology, acronyms like EHR, EMR, and PHR have become household terms. The mainstream use and acceptance of EHR will not only help patients connect to their health more intimately, but it will also help eliminate inefficiencies and reduce costs throughout the entire healthcare industry, but only if they are done right.

Where can we turn for some good advice on how to properly implement EHR? How about one of the most advanced civilizations ever to grace the silver screen? Continue Reading…