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

Medicare pilot project to pay more to doctors who use EMRs
American Medical News - 11-26-07
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/11/26/gvsa1126.htm

Ohio medical society pushes doctor-friendly EMR pacts
American Medical News - 11-26-07
http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2007/11/26/gvsd1126.htm

Scientists fear nanotech threatens health and environment
Computerworld - 11-26-07
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9048999&intsrc=
hm_list

9-county medical records sharing system begins Monday
Rochester Democrat & Chronicle - 11-25-07
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071125/BUSINESS/711250353/1001

Faster, Cheaper Broadband Internet Coming to Michigan Health Care Providers
Government Technology - 11-23-07
http://www.govtech.com/gt/208318?topic=117699

New medical device profile for Bluetooth wireless technology
MTB Europe - 11-22-07
http://www.mtbeurope.info/news/2007/711018.htm

Major trial of PHRs starts in Germany
E-Health Europe - 11-22-07
http://www.ehealtheurope.net/news/3238/major_trial_of_phrs_starts_in_germany

AMA Adopts Guidance for HIT Donations
Dot Med News - 11-22-07
http://www.dotmed.com/news/story/5108

Docs Find Errors in Own Medical Charts
Associated Press - 11-21-07
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Nov21/0,4670,SloppyMedicalCharts,00.html

UC gets $22M grant for health network
San Francisco Business Times - 11-22-07
http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2007/11/19/daily32.html

Rural Health Groups to Get Millions From FCC
Washington Post - 11-20-07
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/19/AR2007111901328.html

don't 4get ur pills: Text Messaging for Health
Wall Street Journal - 11-20-07
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119551720462598532.html.html

The VA's computer systems meltdown: What happened and why
Computerworld - 11-20-07
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=
project_management&articleId=9047898&taxonomyId=73&intsrc=kc_feat

GPs' fears over medical records database
Guardian Unlimited - 11-20-07
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/story/0,,-7089855,00.html

Tele-treatment
Boston Globe - 11-19-07
http://www.boston.com/business/globe/articles/2007/11/19/tele_treatment/

Long-term care IT system on the radar
Modern Healthcare - 11-16-07
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071116/FREE/311160002/0/FRONTPAGE

Wired for Health technology bill stalled in Senate
Modern Healthcare - 11-16-07
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071116/FREE/71116006/0/FRONTPAGE

ONCHIT names deputy national health IT coordinator
Government Health IT - 11-16-07
http://www.govhealthit.com/online/news/350126-1.html

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