U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson announced Wednesday the first part of the government's plan to establish a national health information infrastructure in 10 years and bring electronic health records to every patient....
LONDON—A $14 billion unit of General Electric has just been ranked the number-one healthcare information technology company in the 11th Annual Healthcare Informatics 100 published in the June 2004 edition of Healthcare Informatics, where companies are ranked by their health care IT revenue....
We have all seen or heard the security expert stand in front of the seminar audience, hold up his or her laptop and ask, "How can we make this secure?" Responses could include: encrypted files system, better passwords and physical cabling. The expert agrees with...
The Amex Biotech Index includes only about 20 biotech stocks (most of which are the large-cap biotech stocks, which are usually the best performers). No Midwest biotech companies are listed on this index. The Nasdaq Biotech Index has expanded significantly. The Midwest has three company stocks...
A friend goes on a job interview for a medical technology company. The interviewer finally shares the information that she's job hunting herself, she's burned out on the company environment and she'd hate to be the one responsible for my friend going to work at...
Starting change is pretty easy. But most of the levers used to start change are in the formal part of your organization: the reporting structure and staffing, the architectures and the business processes, the compensation practices and performance management tools. You can pull all the...
It's easy to get the impression that outsourcing is the secret to success for progressive companies from every industry. But if outsourcing is such a smart competitive weapon then why do so many companies struggle to realize its promise?...
Sheldon L. Wolfe covers five different types of patent searches that can help companies navigate the patent system. Each type of search has a different strategy and a different goal....
MADISON – Berbee Information Networks has acquired Foresight Technology Group in an effort to expand both its geographic and customer bases. Announced last Friday, the purchase is expected to establish a symbiotic relationship between the companies....
Company showcasing tech at conference WAUKESHA, Wis. – GE Healthcare is showcasing the company's technologies to help physicians assess Alzheimer's disease during the Alzheimer's Association's 9th Annual International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders in Philadelphia...