A new study of 4,000 hospitals by Harvard Medical School concludes that IT systems actually are costing healthcare institutions more money than they save. And any improvements in healthcare processes ...

Two related stories at New Scientist caught my eye this week, because they speak to one of the sad truths of the increased computerization of the economy -- the more we computerize, the more threats ...

Consider the challenges facing technical communicators (i.e., technical writers) who design and produce medical device user manuals: First, their work must address the needs of an especially diverse ...

Computerization could take over 7.5 million retail jobs, says the Guardian, citing a Cornerstone Capital Group study. Hardest hit could be the nation's 3.5 million cashiers, 73% of whom are women and, ...

Almost 47 percent of US jobs could be computerized within one or two decades according to a recent study that attempts to gauge the growing impact of computers on the job market. It isn't only manual ...

WASHINGTON, DC, May 28, 2013 — A new study suggests that the decline of labor unions, partly as an outcome of computerization, is the main reason why U.S. corporate profits have surged as a share of ...

The government has planned end-to-end computerization of targeted public distribution system (TPDS) to make its reach more effective. The objective is to make it friendly to the beneficiaries. The ...