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

Government launches healthcare IT standards compliance web site
Healthcare IT News - 7-2-07
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=7389

RFID is not safe - AMA Report
RINF Alternative News - 7-2-07
http://rinf.com/alt-news/contributions/mick-meaney/rfid-is-not-safe-ama-report/657/

Life Record EMR now iPhone-compatible
MacWorld - 7-2-07
http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/07/02/liferecord/index.php#content

Physicians going paperless
Shreveport Times - 6-30-07
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070630/NEWS05/706300317/1064/NEWS05

"Hybrid" medical records an option for some hospitals
Healthcare IT News - 6-29-07
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=7385

Health care's Tower of Babel
Florida Times-Union - 6-29-07
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/070107/opl_180984048.shtml

AMA delegates discuss best ways to go paperless
Modern Healthcare - 6-29-07
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070629/FREE/70629003/0/FRONTPAGE

Low Adoption of Electronic Medical Records: Hidden Reasons?
World Health Care Blog - 6-29-07
http://www.worldhealthcareblog.org/2007/06/29/low-adoption-of-electronic-medical-records-hidden-reasons/

Health IT bill would alter organizational landscape
Government Health IT - 6-29-07
http://govhealthit.com/article103114-06-29-07-Web

St. Mary’s Medical Director Recognized for Electronic Medical Records System Implementation
Business Wire - 6-29-07
http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20070629005606&newsLang=en

Health IT bill headed for Senate action
Government Health IT - 6-28-07
http://www.govhealthit.com/article103104-06-27-07-Web

CCHIT sets criteria for hospital-based EHR certification program
Healthcare IT News - 6-29-07
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/story.cms?id=7383

AMA says human RFID tags could pose serious privacy risk
ArsTechnica - 6-28-07
http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070628-ama-says-human-rfid-tags-could-pose-serious-privacy-risk.html

USA Mobility Introduces Pagers for Health Care Providers and Patients
TMCnet - 6-28-07
http://www.tmcnet.com/news/2007/06/28/2748002.htm

Medication Errors Drop 66% When Doctors Computerize Orders
Bloomberg - 6-27-07
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601202&sid=avamNKlr.vG0&refer=healthcare

Military stifles Web-based health records system
Government Executive.com - 6-27-07
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0607/062707bb1.htm

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