Health Technology

The Medical College of Wisconsin has created the position of associate dean for research, and will fill it with the director of its Cardiovascular Center. David Harder, a professor in cardiovascular research, will be entrusted with improving the productivity of faculty-based lab research for the...

Six months after canceling a previous Request for Proposal, the state Department of Health and Family Services has issued another RFP to secure technical planning and design services for a state-level health information exchange. The initial RFP was canceled due to vendor concerns about a...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has selected 12 metropolitan areas or states, including Madison, to take part in a national demonstration project on the use of electronic medical records. The project, announced by HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt, will provide financial incentives for...

In the scientific debate over what makes the world go round, DNA or proteins, Dr. Ogan Gurel is hardly a fence sitter. In this edition of MedTech Futures, Gurel identifies proteins as more than a dutiful workhorse, but the substance that nearly all drugs act...

Perhaps nothing illustrates the distinction between invention and innovation more than the Italian experience, or lack thereof, with technology transfer, according to columnist Ogan Gurel. In this edition of MedTech Futures, Gurel explains what can happen to inventive societies that lack an innovative process. Fortunately...

Another reorganization at Merge Healthcare has resulted in the resignations of four top executives, including CEO Kenneth Rardin, and the loss of approximately 60 positions worldwide. Justin Dearborn, who recently served as managing director and general counsel of Merrick Ventures, whose affiliate recently helped Merge...

The federal government has released its long-awaited strategy for driving healthcare information technology adoption, with the goal of reaching a tipping point where the adoption of health IT is unstoppable. To do that, the plan recognizes the need to provide incentives for physician adoption, tackle...