One of the big hopes of health care overhaul is that the U.S. will get its health care system computerized. A Maryland pediatrician, who last March described her concerns about computerization, ...

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 ...

Various agencies of the Executive branch are rushing to streamline local government units’ capabilities to shorten the time needed to issue business permits and licenses, obviously in a bid to fulfill ...

For decades, labor economists have sought to quantify and predict the the impact of computer technology on both current and future employment, a subject that a new Pew Research Center report probed ...

Various technologies, including electronic control units, sensors and increasing amount of computer code are making vehicles more complex and affecting how motorists drive them, according to a ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...