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Merge Healthcare has announced the release of "Teleread" application to streamline radiology workflow. The software integrates with other healthcare information technology solutions to enable simple "one-click" and even "no-click" teleradiology workflows....

Delivering the opening keynote at Fusion 2008, Gartner's Mark McDonald continued to implore chief information officers to abandon "generic IT" in favor of a strategic focus that produces distinctive IT solutions. McDonald, group vice president and head of research executive programs for Gartner, told the...

The expensive task of e-discovery in litigation just got more prohibitive thanks to the recent ruling of a U.S. Magistrate Judge on electronic keyword searches. In this is first installment of a new legal column called Digital Lex, attorney Mark Foley looks at the ramifications...

Greg Smith, senior vice president and chief information officer for Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, did not start his career seeking to be a technology executive, but his ability to get things done convinced a former boss that he was the right person to lead Wheaton's information...

Senate obstacles and growing budget deficit notwithstanding, the state's new Commerce secretary believes that legislative leaders support Gov. Jim Doyle's new Accelerate Wisconsin plan. Jack Fischer, who has spent more than 30 years in the private sector, is optimistic that lawmakers understand the importance of...

NovaShield, a Madison-based malware detection start up, has secured a $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to tailor its detection software to fight a new generation of cyber threats. Formerly known as Securitas, the company will use its latest grant to help PC owners...

Human resources departments are important, but enough already with the “HR speak,” opines workplace columnist Melanie Holmes. In this edition of Contemporary Working, she notes that effective communication is important in the office, and sometimes HR and the rest of the business are separated by...