Biotechnology and medical device start-ups typically take many years and a lot of money to get to market. But Chrysalis Ventures, a venture capital firm in Louisville, Ky., takes a different approach to health care investments. Instead of backing the discovery of new drugs or the...
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) health IT policy committee voted Thursday on long-awaited recommendations from its workgroups on how providers can qualify to receive incentives through the new stimulus package. As part of a mandated series of steps the ONC...
Four employees of a consulting firm billed more than $200,000 apiece in five months for work on a University of Wisconsin System information technology project, according to a review by The Associated Press. Advertisement Another 10 employees of Chicago-based Huron Consulting Group charged at least $100,000 during...
We’ve all heard about Obama’s promise for government transparency, but what about IT transparency? First, what is transparency? Transparency is basically defined as openness and accountability in all areas of business. Obama’s promise for an “unprecedented” level of government transparency has caused many business organizations to...
Cisco and UnitedHealth Group officials announced Wednesday that they would build a nationwide telehealth network to deliver healthcare services to rural and underserved areas. The new “Connected Care” program combines Cisco technology with health resources from the UnitedHealth Group to expand physicians' reach and help mitigate...
IBM asked nearly 1,900 IT decision-makers at midsize organizations about their top IT priorities in 2009 and beyond. The survey found five specific trends that IBM highlighted for readers in its report, Inside the Midmarket: A 2009 Perspective. Read full article>>...
A recent survey by SearchCIO.com found that seven of 10 large enterprises report having a project and portfolio management discipline, but only 38% use PPM software in pursuing their strategy. Moreover, only one-third ranked IT portfolio management features as very important in their PPM software choice,...
Google wants you to help shape the forthcoming National Broadband Plan. The search giant has created a web site with the New America Foundation where anyone can submit their ideas. People can vote for their favorites (Google will use its Moderator program to manage the...
Does your summer vacation checklist include sifting through hundreds of e-mails the day before you return to the office? Will your BlackBerry be as essential as your swimsuit? Do you fear your "staycation" will turn into writing e-mails each day? It's hard to cut the e-mail...
A Minnesota lawmaker who strongly supported legislation that would have granted tax credits to "angel investors" -- those affluent individuals who invest up to $300,000 in high-tech startup companies -- pointed to the planned exodus of Minneapolis biotech firm VitalMedix as strong proof that the...