Wednesday, November 23, 2011 9:30 AM/EST
By Samuel Greengard In the spirit of Thanksgiving, here are seven technologies and products that aren't only cool, they've actually improved the quality of our lives: 1. A healthcare revolution. Researchers keep announcing remarkable breakthroughs in medicine -- everything from...
Friday, June 17, 2011 10:44 AM/EST
by Tim Moran Technology under development by a team of physicians, scientists, and engineers at Brown University, the Providence VA Medical Center, and Massachusetts General Hospital can translate brain signals into commands for electronic devices. BrainGate is an implanted neural...
Thursday, February 25, 2010 5:58 PM/EST
by Samuel Greengard While the healthcare debate rages over both politics and practicalities, it's easy to overlook the fact information technology is driving change more than any politician or lobbyist. In fact, whether or not Congress passes legislation or the...
Tuesday, October 27, 2009 3:51 PM/EST
By Eileen Feretic Is the information in your medical records safe from prying eyes? Maybe ... maybe not. In the "Electronic Health Information at Risk" study conducted by Ponemon Institute (www.ponemon.org) and sponsored by LogLogic (www.loglogic.com), 61 percent of the...
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 11:22 AM/EST
by Tony Kontzer President Obama's plan to extend healthcare coverage, already confronted with a surprising snag, now faces a significant test on the IT front. Healthcare IT News reports that a new American Hospital Association survey indicates that economic pressures...
Monday, January 26, 2009 9:15 AM/EST
It's not exactly the greatest job market for IT pros, but one insider has some advice.
Friday, August 01, 2008 3:46 PM/EST
That's what one health economist is reporting it will cost to go digital with health records according to the site Government Health IT. Ouch. Robert Miller, a professor of health economics at the University of California, San Francisco, acknowledged that...