Rebecca Kutzer-Rice

U.S. doctors are increasingly turning to the Web, specifically to Health Care Professional content sites, for education, professional career advice and support from other physicians, according to a new report. Medscape.com and WebMD.com are two of the most popular Websites for doctors. In the first quarter of 2010, about 80 percent of doctors in the […]

IBM and the European Union are teaming up to digitize a massive number of rare and culturally significant historical texts. The initiative, called IMPACT (IMProving ACcess to Text) will provide new technologies to institutions across Europe that will enable them to efficiently digitize their historical collections, which will become available, editable and searchable online. At […]

In a move that further expands its state government and health care portfolio, Hewlett-Packard has signed an eight-year, $135 million technology services contract with the Alabama Medicaid Agency. The contract allows the state to keep costs low while meeting new HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) regulations, improving health care delivery, and increasing access […]

Hewlett-Packard is expanding its federal government and health care IT services portfolio after signing a new, $200 million contract with the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to provide application support and other services. On Aug. 16, HP announced it signed the $200 million contract with the CMS. Under the multiyear contract, HP will […]