In a March 24, 2009 Open Letter to Health Care Providers, the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (OIG) limited the scope of disclosures under the federal physician self-referral law that it will accept under its Provider...
On March 23, 2009, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (“The Court”) issued proposed local rules for handling patent cases, continuing a trend that began in the Northern District of California in 2001. Since 2001, federal courts across the country...
Each season brings a slew of interesting books. This spring is no different. Works from consultants, academics and business leaders dominate the top offerings, covering topics like IT leadership, collaboration, IT careers, customer strategy and innovation. Titles explore topics including the repercussions of toxic personalities...
The Washington Post reported that key lawmakers this week pushed for legislation that would, for the first time, give teeth to security standards for private industry against cyberattacks. Proposals set to be introduced in the Senate on Wednesday, would give the government power to...
Google, owner of the world's most popular search engine, has started a venture-capital unit to fund new technologies as it looks for fresh revenue sources. Google Ventures will invest $100 million in its first year and mostly target young companies, Bill Maris, a managing partner...
AT&T plans to begin selling subsidized netbooks on a trial basis in both Atlanta and Philadelphia. If a user buys a both a Wi-Fi and a 3G data plan, the netbook can be purchased for as little as $49.99, AT&T said. The plan includes the...
Mayo Clinic and IBM are taking a page from the open source community and launching a consortium to further develop their tools to mine electronic medical records. The consortium has developed an open-source web site where developers can log on and make contributions to existing...
IBM and NASCO, the integrated membership and claims processing system for Blue Cross and Blue Shield Plans, have announce a seven-year, $184 million outsourcing services contract extension. IBM will supply application modernization, maintenance and development services, as well as data center services including storage,...
This is exclusive “real- time coverage" of Berg's presentation and follow up Q/A discussion that followed the announcements and release earlier in the day of Skype - iPhone application. Dan Berg a self-proclaimed geek since childhood is chief technology officer, of Skype. Berg returned...
Singlewire Software announced its formation to build applications for the unified communications and physical security markets. Singlewire bought the assets of Berbee Software, including the InformaCast family of IP notification applications, from CDW Corporation. Singlewire Software will continue to enhance the InformaCast platform to...