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The hospital of the future just got a lot more flashy. Creative technology agency Obscura Digital is known for its impressive visual displays--the YouTube symphony orchestra , a 26-story high projection on Coca-Cola's headquarters, and the Cuelight interactive pool table are just some of the agency's many feats

The hospital of the future just got a lot more flashy. Creative technology agency Obscura Digital is known for its impressive visual displays--the YouTube symphony orchestra , a 26-story high projection on Coca-Cola's headquarters, and the Cuelight interactive pool table are just some of the agency's many feats. Now Obscura is bringing its design smarts to the health care industry.

"It's for anyone in health care who is thinking about innovation," says ILN director Chris McCarthy.

More small businesses are choosing to pay out-of-pocket for employee health claims, rather than a fixed monthly premium to an insurance carrier. Here are the pros and cons. As insurance premiums skyrocket and uncertainty surrounds the 2010 health care reform bill, small and mid-sized companies are increasingly looking to contain a spiraling employee health bill

Electronic health records are often touted as way to cut medical costs, new Kaiser Permanente study shows they have big environmental payoff