Health Technology

Milwaukee, Wis. - TeraMedica and Sun Microsystems have joined forces to provide a solution that allows physicians to attach medical images and other clinical digital content to a patient's existing electronic health record (EHR), and then easily access them from a desktop. ...

The nightmare of managing liability in identity theft cases was spelled out during a late session of WTN Media's Digital Healthcare Conference, and healthcare providers got a real sense of what a sleepless period it would be....

I always look forward to writing this particular article with great anticipation! Why, you say? It is part of an annual ritual that I have followed with eagerness as I grew up in the pharmaceutical industry, starting with my 10 years at Pfizer....

Household planning will accomplish more in preparing for the eventual spread of a virulent strain of avian flu than will any reliance on information technology, attendees of WTN Media's Digital Healthcare Conference were told. ...

Jim Doyle told a gathering of health professionals attending the eHealth Summit that he wants to be the governor of the first state to have a fully integrated electronic medical records system, but he'll need their help to overcome barriers. ...

Don't suggest to UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago that research projects on his campus will get ahead by pilfering from programs at UW-Madison. He'll probably laugh at you. "Let's get real," said Santiago at a recent forum....

Madison, Wis. — Moving past the balkanization of information technology in healthcare will take working proactively with vendors, said presenters at the Digital Healthcare Conference 2006. And vendors aren't necessarily reluctant to be pushed around a bit by informed customers....