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CHICAGO - While I have touted using fiber-optics for years because of its high-speed capacity, it now also appears to be the more cost-effective way to go for network infrastructure as the pricing for copper continues to skyrocket, writes adjunct Northwestern professor James Carlini. ...

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. ...

Matt Miszewski rubs some people the wrong way, but he believes friction sometimes comes with the turf. Governor Jim Doyle hired him as the state's CIO in 2003 to bring greater efficiency to the state's information technology enterprise. Some believe promised savings - a moving...

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....

Surely you've experienced this: the awkward experience when people have been talking about something or someone for a long time assuming you were in the know. You then have to pretend to understand, even when you have no idea what they're talking about....

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. ...

While having the best web site in your industry is a noble goal, a far more satisfying one is to have the most popular site.The best means of measuring your web site's popularity is by determining its link popularity....

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....