Health Technology

The National Institute for General Medical Sciences has awarded BellBrook Labs a $1 million SBIR Phase II grant, while the National Cancer Institute has awarded the company a $180,000 SBIR Phase I grant, the Madison-based company reported Thursday....

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plan to officially release a modified version of the electronic medical record software Vista within the next few weeks, hoping that providing the new program, known as Vista-Office, will promote and increase the use of electronic health records...

A company that uses Medical College of Wisconsin technologies and clinical and microbiological expertise has been awarded $2.5 million for development of diagnostics for sepsis and pneumonia....

Tommy Thompson distinguished himself as the first Wisconsin governor elected to four consecutive terms, and he has now set a new precedent: the first Wisconsin governor to be tagged with radio frequency identification for digital access to his medical records....