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After Ten Years Of Publishing, What’s Next For PLOS?
At our ten year mark as a publisher of Open Access journals, PLOS announces a year-long series of events to recognize and advance the innovations brought about through the adoption of Open Access publishing. These activities will target both the scientific community and the public at large. Read More »
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Another NC Hospital Falls To Epic EHR Implementation Costs
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center isn’t the only North Carolina hospital struggling with poor credit ratings and huge revenue gaps after attempting the installation of an Epic EHR system... Read More »
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F1000 Prime And Public Library Of Science Collaborating On Article-Level Metrics
Faculty of 1000’s F1000Prime (http://f1000.com/prime) article recommendation service has partnered with Public Library of Science (PLOS), to provide enhanced information to researchers on the impact of their published articles. Read More »
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How Data Analytics, GIS Helps Dartmouth Atlas Influence Healthcare
The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care has more than 100 TB of Medicare claims data. This information, combined with peer-reviewed medical research, informs healthcare policy and helps institutions compare their quality metrics. Like any good atlas, it also uses data-driven maps to prove its points. Read More »
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IT Spending Up 2.1 Percent In President's Budget
The Obama administration budget for fiscal year 2014 includes a modest increase in overall IT spending. Total outlays are just under $82 billion, with $42.3 billion in civilian-agency IT spending, and $39.5 going to defense IT. Read More »
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MedeAnalytics Study Shows How U.K. Healthcare System Could Save $2 Billion Annually — Findings Could Hold Important Lessons For U.S. System
Groundbreaking study identifies eight key metrics that could bend cost curve in U.S., U.K. Read More »
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Quality And Safety Implications Of Emergency Department Information Systems
The Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services “meaningful use” incentive programs [...] have galvanized hospital efforts to implement hospital-based electronic health records. Read More »
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Redesigned PLOS Journals – Now Launched
On the eve of our tenth anniversary, we’re pleased to announce that the redesign of all PLOS journals is now live. The three goals of this initiative were to... Read More »
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Six Funders Working To Set Science Free
Sharing information is easier than ever, but much scientific research remains maddeningly walled-off in publications charging thousands of dollars for access. Some prominent funders are part of a growing movement to make science more open...
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The Local Journal, The African Researcher And The Article-Level Metric
In the third post of a short series reflecting on last month’s Getting in the Access Loop webinar organised by the Humanitarian Centre, HIFA2015 and PLoS, Allan Mwesiga from the Pan African Medical Journal discusses the role of the local journal in the internet age. Read More »
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