A Milwaukee-based health care organization has launched a technology-driven biobank at one of its hospitals that aims to link science, technology and patient care. Aurora Health Care’s Open-Source Robotic Biorepository and Informatics Technology (or ORBIT) databank could help determine whether patients may benefit from a...
Kathleen Sebelius begins her first day today as Department of Health and Human Services secretary, having garnered Senate confirmation Tuesday evening in a 65-31 vote. During debate on her nomination earlier that day, Senate Democrats had praised Sebelius as possessing impeccable credentials for the challenges...
The possibility of a widespread swine flu outbreak is prompting companies to think about business continuity and how options such as telework may become a necessity. Companies that have solid telework plans in place are in good shape, says Chuck Wilsker, president and CEO of The...
If a pandemic hit Madison, canceling a football game at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Camp Randall would protect thousands from exposure to illness. However, the economic cost would be substantial for stadium workers and employees at nearby restaurants and businesses if widespread, prolonged illness forced...
When American forces in Iraq wanted to lure members of Al Qaeda into a trap, they hacked into one of the group's computers and altered information that drove them into American gun sights. ...
Froedtert & Community Health is the second hospital organization in the nation and the first in the Midwest to join a new network that lets disparate healthcare providers share medical records. Called "Care Everywhere", the network enables the electronic exchange of medical information over the...
EAU CLAIRE — Dr. Jean Pratt, assistant professor of information systems at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, was recently elected president of the International Association for Computer Information Systems. IACIS has about 800 members in 23 countries. IACIS hosts a scholarly journal (the Journal of Computer...
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General Electric announced today that it has achieved a breakthrough in digital storage technology that will it to store standard-size discs to hold the equivalent of 500GB or 100 DVDs. The current technology is in the labs right now but, could become commercially available in the...