Tuesday, March 9, 2010

A year after President Barack Obama issued a landmark executive order to remove eight years of limitations on U.S. federal funding of stem cell research, the WiCell Research Institute has expanded the number of cell lines available through its WISC Bank (Wisconsin International Stem Cell) to 33.

There may be signs of growing confidence among IT decision makers in some sectors, but it is not widespread, and there are still lingering areas of pessimism. According to the latest
CDW IT Monitor, increased optimism about growth among federal government and large corporate IT decision makers is balanced against a less confident outlook among those in local government, state government and small businesses.
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Monday, March 8, 2010

Two Marshfield Clinic leaders said their organization's vast experience with integrating electronic health records will provide real-world solutions for a state board tasked with making personal health information available to any doctor in the state. Dr. Robert Carlson, chief information officer, and Gary Plank, director of pharmacy services, were named last week to the Wisconsin Relay of Electronic Data for Health Board, or WIRED.
Guest Column/Lydie Hudson:
An entrepreneur in the twenty-first century might not look to seventeenth century Venice for a role model, yet a remarkable one exists in Galileo Galilei. Galileo is famous because he was the first to offer evidence that the earth is not the center of the universe but revolves (along with the other planets) around the sun.
Social Meteor/Troy Janisch:
The best location on the Internet for most local business owners is the small map that appears at the top of every local search results in Google.
Its free. It appears ABOVE Googles organic search results. And, its one of the most effective selling tools available to local business owners.
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Guest Column/Kay Plantes:
A new client asked me a good question today. You talk Kay about helping us find our value promise, but my communications agency is totally focused on our brand platform. Whats what and why does it matter? The answer rests in understanding communication challenges.

FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III warned Thursday that the cyberterrorism threat is "real and . . . rapidly expanding."
Terrorists have shown "a clear interest" in pursuing hacking skills, he told thousands of security professionals at the RSA Conference in San Francisco. "They will either train their own recruits or hire outsiders, with an eye toward combining physical attacks with cyberattacks," he said.
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
CIO Executive Edge/Mark McDonald:
2010 and perhaps 2011 will be extraordinary years they will be years of transition. A transition year is unique because it represents a time of adjustment and uncertainty as common forces have different impacts on individual enterprises, geographies and company strategies.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Career Guest Column/Stacey Hanke:
We don't know what we don't know and this is why communication can be challenging. How many of us can honestly say we're 100% sure our messages are heard and that we're always perceived as confident, credible and trustworthy? Have you ever walked away from a meeting, presentation or face-to-face conversation saying to yourself, I shouldn't have said what I said, or I can't believe I forgot to say
?

Seven healthcare providers have implemented API Healthcare solutions to manage labor costs, increase staff productivity and streamline workflow throughout their organizations. API Healthcare is a provider of human capital management solutions to the healthcare industry. The healthcare providers are based across the U.S. from California to South Carolina.

Based on their experience in imaging IT and clinical workflow, Merge Healthcare and Massachusetts General Hospital have partnered to build a testing environment for new mobile healthcare applications. The partnership will begin by testing additional uses for the eFilm Mobile(TM) solution from Merge.
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Guest Column/David Linz:
With help virtually everywhere these days, why do so many business plans still miss the mark? I think it is because they fail to clearly and convincingly communicate three key messages.
First, you must convince the reader, whether a lender or investor, that this is a compelling opportunity. Second, you must convince them that you have a viable business model that makes money. Third, you must convince them that you can pull it off.
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