Getting beyond the vortex of corporate mediocrity
"You don't get Superman by paying Jimmy Olson wages," observes columnist James Carlini, which means that downsizing and other cost-cutting personnel decisions made at the height of the dotcom bust are now coming home to roost. In this edition of Carlini's Comments, he notes that...
Merge Healthcare suffers $258M loss in `06
Merge Healthcare reported an annual net loss of $258.5 million, or $7.67 per diluted share, in a difficult 2006 that saw several executives resign in the wake of financial reporting errors. However, the medical imaging and software company's new chief executive says the company will...
CIOs looking to hire more IT workers in second quarter
Strong economic conditions have provided more optimism for chief information officers, as more CIOs have told Robert Half that they plan to ramp up hiring in the second quarter of 2007. The company's latest hiring report indicates that 14 percent of CIOs plan to add...
Wisconsin firms pledge to support healthcare IT standards
Nearly 50 Wisconsin businesses, including prominent employers like Rockwell Automation, Manpower, and GE Healthcare, have pledged to support health information technology through the use of interoperability standards. The pledge came during a recent visit by Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt, who was here...
Early Stage, Step 8: Misclassifying workers brings risk
Misclassifying employees as independent contractors for unemployment insurance tax purposes can lead to an audit of your business, warns Early Stage columnist Joe Boucher. In this case, the business proprietor will have the burden of proof in defending the contractor status of all similarly classified...
Connecture's Maynard finds IT business opportunity in adversity
Connecture has quietly become one of Wisconsin's largest software companies, but it would not have happened without some trial and error for technology executive Dan Maynard, according to Leading IT columnist Geoff Bastow. Maynard is on solid ground again after the roller coaster ride of...
Merge Healthcare unveils diagnostic mammography tool
Merge Healthcare has introduced a new diagnostic product for mammography that promises to improve workstation efficiency and clinical reading capabilities, and ease the transition to digital mammography. ...
We're "Jaman": Purpose-driven browsers drive next wave of Web applications
Columnist Chris Shipley doesn't need a lot of persuading to be "Jaman," especially with new (and high-quality) technological toys. In this edition of DEMO Letter, Shipley toasts a new-style tech product that blends browser and application for a richer digital experience. ...
Healthcare of business: Universal coverage plan includes new business taxes
How much will universal health insurance cost in Illinois? About $2.1 billion a year, and under a new plan by Gov. Rod Blagojevich, businesses will be asked to foot the bill with a "gross receipts" tax. In this edition of MedTech Futures, Dr. Ogan Gurel...
GE Healthcare partners with UNC on breast cancer imaging research
A new partnership between GE Healthcare and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill seeks to ramp up research into breast cancer. GE Healthcare has signed a multi-year agreement with the university to establish the Center for Research Excellence in Breast Cancer Imaging. ...