Things change quickly in our industry. The following third party links provide additional resources to help you stay abreast of nationwide trends and happenings:

VA Takes the Lead in Paperless Care
Washington Post - 4-10-07
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/06/AR2007040601911.html

This week is Health Information Privacy and Security Week
Jefferson News Tribune - 4-9-07
http://newstribune.com/articles/2007/04/09/community/266commnews07.txt

Wal-Mart to apply its IT expertise to healthcare
Healthcare IT News - 4-9-07
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=6850

Patient Safety Drives South Georgia Medical’s Selection of McKesson Pharmacy Automation and Clinical Solutions
Business Wire - 4-9-07
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070409005487&newsLang=en

Setting the Standards: Spheris Joins CDA4CDT
PR Newswire - 4-9-07
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-09-2007/0004561891&EDATE=

Online health records create privacy issues
Ventura County Star - 4-8-07
http://www.venturacountystar.com/vcs/county_news/article/0,1375,VCS_226_5472151,00.html

There is a doctor in the house
phillyBurbs.com - 4-8-07
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/94-04082007-1326942.html

WMC wants paperless records
Jackson Hole Star-Tribune - 4-8-07
http://www.jacksonholestartrib.com/articles/2007/04/08/news/business/ade57a902c19ac93872572b600211c98.txt

Testing Tomorrow’s Health Care – Today
KillerApp.com - 4-8-07
http://www.killerapp.com/content/publish/article_338.shtml

Healthy Rewards
KDes Moine Business Record - 4-7-07
http://www.businessrecord.com/Main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=3612

USDA announces funding for rural telemedicine
Healthcare IT News - 4-6-07
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=6847

Study Recommends Ways to Resolve Health Information Security Issues
University of Wyoming News - 4-6-07
http://www.uwyo.edu/news/showrelease.asp?id=14642

Physicians, surgeons urge states to guard patient privacy
Healthcare IT News - 4-5-07
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=6843

AMA Advances Health IT
DotMed News - 4-5-07
http://www.dotmed.com/news/story/3655

Study: docs don't get full benefit from e-prescribing software
Healthcare IT News - 4-4-07
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=6840

Canada 's New Government Announces Patient Wait Times Guarantees With All the Provinces and Territories
Canadian Government Press Release - 4-4-07
http://www.news.gc.ca/cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=290189

PCMA: National, Uniform Electronic-Prescribing Standard Needed to Increase Physician Adoption
PR Newswire - 4-3-07
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-03-2007/0004559117&EDATE=

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