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Study finds NYC hospitals differ on care at life’s end
May 29, 2008
Virtual healthcare worker could save patient time and nursing resources
California bill would let pharmacies sell medical records
Task force to review University of California-San Francisco data security
May 28, 2008
Texas physicians debate computerizing medical records
May 27, 2008
Electronic prescriptions gain ground
Two more electronic record vendors win CCHIT approval
CINA signs with HealthBridge
California urges people to start gathering, storing medical records on the Web
Drives hold health records
Leavitt touts electronic records
Virtualization helps hospital revive aging data center
Texas county creates site to educate about chance of a future global disaster
Hospitals, patients clash on privacy rights
May 23, 2008
Monitors urged for all with high blood pressure
May 22, 2008
New CIGNA Web site lets plan members shop for healthcare
Doctors to provide online consultations in war areas
May 21, 2008
Erickson, Baltimore-area hospitals to create patient information exchange
May 20, 2008
McKesson signs billing deal
HP to acquire Electronic Data Systems for $13.9 billion
’Get system out of way’ CEO says
National ’Health IT’ week set
Radiology should lead healthcare towards adopting integrated systems
Survey: Industry not ready for NPI
In-body sensors could warn doctors
Nagging via text messages to help teens remember meds
Digging into celebrity medical records has a long history
Necklace could help patients take their medication on time
Google launches online medical records service
May 14, 2008
Wireless patient devices at risk from proposed Internet use
May 13, 2008
New Hampshire doctors access patients’ records electronically
TEPR conference set
Upstart company pins hopes on pills at the push of a button
Event will explain claims attachments
Organ donation site sparks controversy
Cell phone finds use as diagnostic tool in areas without ultrasound, X-ray machines
Medicare PHR pilot is underway in South Carolina
More with ties to UCLA may have snooped
May 12, 2008
Illinois officials launch updated Web portal for Medicaid information
May 9, 2008
Web site to help Georgians make decisions about healthcare
May 7, 2008
Identity thieves prey on patients’ medical records
May 6, 2008
Kaiser completes national installation of electronic health record system
Real-life iron man: A robotic suit that magnifies human strength
U.S. equity firm backs away from Agfa Healthcare takeover
Wireless homecare system launched in Spain
CalPERS to support health information technology project
Chief Blogging Officer title catching on with corporations
Medicare could cover remote monitoring
May 5, 2008
New technology at Washington, PA, facility puts staff in touch instantly
Prepping robots to perform surgery
May 2, 2008
New Jersey lax on Medicaid data