One of the signs of the ever expanding role of the Internet in political life is the issuing of press credentials to bloggers for the political conventions, both Demo and Repub. The NYTimes has an article about this first set. Evidently some so-called “professional” journalists see this as further corruption of the profession. And…blogs evidently are becoming a more significant ...

2004.07.21: HHS Fact Sheet–HIT Report At-A-Glance It looks like there finally is a plan to go forward with EHR—electronic health records—on a nationwide scale. It seems like a good idea, even an inevitability if we’re ever to try to wring the paperwork surcharge out of health care costs (maybe wishful thinking!). Good concept, but the devil is always in the ...

Wireless CRM takes to the field – Computerworld Okay, you RMs, get ready to tote your relationships around allll the time.

Here’s something that makes sense. The administration’s strategy, presented in a report to be published today, regards the government’s role as one of mainly setting goals and working with the private sector to establish product and technology standards so the computer systems of doctors, hospitals, laboratories, pharmacists and insurers can efficiently communicate and share information. The government, according to the ...