Information Technology
Tuesday, April 15, 2008CMS Incentivizing Electronic Health RecordsMaryland MDs among the recipients By Marc KilmerFiled As: Health Care, Information TechnologyThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is using incentives to try and get more doctors to use electronic health records:
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Monday, April 7, 2008Reverse Industrial PolicyFiled As: Budget and Tax, Information TechnologyGovernment leaders are always tempted to engage in a little bit of industrial planning: Identify the next hot industry and then throw tax incentives and outright grants at it. In an odd twist, Maryland took the opposite path. No, not remaining neutral among industries, but imposing a special tax on ... more »»
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008Third World Conditions in the United States?Filed As: Budget and Tax, Information TechnologyJeff Taylor of the John Locke Foundation asks if Birmingham, Alabama is moving towards third-world status. The "Stupid idea of a the week comes from officials in Birmingham, Alabama looking to land $200 laptops ... more »»
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Monday, February 11, 2008An Expensive Digital Bridge to NowhereFiled As: Communication technologies, Information TechnologyShould state and local governments think of broadband access as a public utility? A n official task force in California is contemplating that possibility, but the Pacific Research Institute says that taxpayers may end up paying for a more »»
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008Slow Internet Connection? Blame Net NeutralityFiled As: Communication technologies, Information TechnologyInternet use has exploded. That's one reason why you may see a traffic slowdown this year. Expect things to get worse if governments impose "net neutrality" requirements. The Free State ... more »»
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Thursday, January 10, 2008The Lure of BroadbandFiled As: Information TechnologyThough governments in the U.S. have rarely (in comparison with their European counterparts) owned commercial enterprises, some states and local governments are eager to go into the broadband business. That's a bad move. When government runs a business, it disrupts the proper balance of ... more »»
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Saturday, December 29, 2007Video Franchise Reform in WisconsinFiled As: Communication technologies, Information Technology"Video franchise reform," you may ask. "What's that?" Depending on how it's done, it's either city government making the mistake of treating a dynamic sector of the economy as an old-school slow-growth, stagnant activity, or recovering from that mistake and fostering ... more »»
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Wednesday, December 12, 2007Competitive Forces in TelecomFiled As: Information TechnologySonia Arrison says there's a lesson from the recent decision of Verizon to open up its cell phone service to devices from other companies: competition works for consumers. If being able to bring your own phone ... more »»
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007Can Muni Wi-Fi Cash "Reality Check"Filed As: Information TechnologyA few years ago, one of the latest fads in municipal government was muni wi-fi, under which city government made an agreement with a single company to provide "free" wi-fi. Some cities even went so far as to get into the broadband business themselves. The more »»
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Friday, October 26, 2007The Federal Unbundling Commission?By Kurt T. WeberFiled As: Communication technologies, Events, Information TechnologyOn Oct. 30 in Washington, D.C., the Free State Foundation and Institute for Policy Innovation host a half-day conference that will address policy issues in the telecommunications and ... more »»
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