Video programs and "webpads"—with targeted messages—are being placed in thousands of physicians' waiting rooms. Should yours be next?

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Malicious software code that infiltrates your computer is the number-one worry of IT security managers--again. It's a geeks' arms race out there, with authors of malware devising new ways to penetrate the latest cyber defense.

When you practice medicine in the palm of your hand, you'll want a smartphone and cutting-edge programs. Here are the best.

Mobile computers in your office don't need a ton of storage space. That fact makes it easier to justify buying a machine with a solid-state drive.

Minnesota doctors won’t be able to ask insurers about patient eligibility and benefits over the phone starting Jan. 15, 2009. New state regulations will require them to make these inquiries electronically.

Imagine you're recovering from surgery. A robot whose head is a computer monitor rolls into your room to let you experience a videoconference with your surgeon, whose face is on the screen. Sound appalling? Patients in a real-life study didn't think so.

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If you worry to death about dropping a laptop or tablet computer and wrecking its hard drive, you may want to pay more for a sturdier machine—one with a solid-state drive.