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Healthcare Information Technology (IT) – Challenges and Opportunities in 2009 and Beyond

The Economic Stimulus Package, contained within the recently enacted American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), is a hugely important domestic initiative. Within ARRA is a $19,200,000,000 appropriation for implementation of healthcare information technology (HIT) including $2,000,000,000 for infrastructure...

Published Tue, Feb 24 2009 1:13 PM by Eaton, Richard

Filed under: medical imaging

Billions of Dollars for Energy-Efficient and Smart Grid Technologies

On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed the economic stimulus bill, which aims to rejuvenate the struggling U.S. economny. Within this bill were many NEMA-supported provisions. For the past several months, NEMA met with President Obama's staff and Hill staff to secure funding for NEMA's...

Published Wed, Feb 18 2009 10:39 AM by Hansen, Dain

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, Economy, economic stimulus

A Good Read on Smart Grid

Very good report just released by ISO New England on smart grid policies, initiatives, and needs. For those searching for information on this issue, this provides a thorough overview. And whad'ya know, NEMA's mentioned on the first page (the Executive Summary, no less!) -- A fundamental assertion...

Published Thu, Feb 19 2009 8:02 AM by golds

Filed under: Smart Grid

Miscellaneous Dogs and Cats

This is another one of those “Amazing Fact” kind of stories about the DICOM* Standard. If a hospital is going to take an X-ray (or MR or CT or Ultrasound scan) of a patient, we expect them to keep a record of the patient’s name and, probably, some identifying number. They’ll want to know when the procedure...

Published Tue, Feb 17 2009 12:33 PM by Clark, Howard

Super Bowl a Great Venue for NEMA Technologies

For those who still haven't heard about Smart Grid, GE plans to introduce the concept at the biggest media forum of the year -- the Super Bowl. While it'll pitch its own Smart Grid technologies in an ad scheduled to air at the start of the fourth quarter, the campaign should also educate millions...

Published Sun, Feb 01 2009 8:25 AM by golds

Filed under: General

Ocean County Construction Inspection Department Disbanded

The Ocean County Construction Inspection Department in New Jersey was recently denied funding by the Ocean County Commissioners for its building inspection department for the 2009 budget year. The department has ceased to function as of December 31, 2008. Click here for additional details. Bob McCullough...

Published Wed, Feb 11 2009 8:37 AM by baclawskiv

Filed under: Electrical Safety

Advanced Surge Arrester Technology Showcased on New Website

One of the great things about an organization like NEMA, which represents so many different aspects of the electrical grid, is the opportunities that arise to help promote some very important technologies. Today the Surge Arresters Section launched its new website , dedicated to promoting the latest...

Published Thu, Feb 12 2009 5:31 PM by golds

Filed under: Electrical Safety, Electrical Grid, Surge Arrestors

Justice Ginsburg's CT Scan

We're thinking about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg today. Yesterday she had surgery to remove a 1-cm malignant tumor in her pancreas. She's lucky, of course. A centimeter is about the width of your small fingernail, so they caught it real early. How did the find it? During her annual physical exam...

Published Fri, Feb 06 2009 4:42 PM by golds

Filed under: medical imaging

$68.5 Billion in Stimulus for Grid-Related Projects

Now that the house has sent its version of the stimulus to the Senate, we at NEMA have been able to take a closer look at how the various programs will assist the electroindustry. I estimate that about 30 programs will get $68.5b in the form of direct grants, loan guarantees, or tax incentives, as shown...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2009 12:19 PM by Hsieh, Eric

Filed under: Smart Grid, economic stimulus

Smart Grid Depends on Standards. . . Soon

If you heard the term Smart Grid 12 months ago, you might have wondered what it meant. Now, the term is everywhere. Even President Obama referred to Smart Grid in his first address to the Nation after his inauguration. Newspapers, magazines, websites, blogs, domestic and international, are all discussing...

Published Mon, Feb 02 2009 2:56 PM by Scolnik, Alvin

Filed under: Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Electrical Grid, grid, electricity

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