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California Improves Telehealth Services

Rural areas in California will soon get more access to telehealth services thanks to a new bill signed into law by California’s Governor, according to Healthcare IT News.

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Duke, Verizon Deal to Increase Healthcare Access

Duke University and Verizon recently announced a multi-year project that will focus on testing healthcare technologies for commercial viability, reports eweek.

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Merge Announces Cloud-Based Image Network

Merge Healthcare recently announced the completion of the Merge Honeycomb, a cloud-based image-sharing network. Once it becomes active, Honeycomb will be the nation’s largest medical imaging network.

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Electronic Health Records Participation Grows

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service reported the number of doctors and hospitals registered for its electronic health record incentive program surpassed 100,000 for the month of September,

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Doctors Believe in Clinical Decision Support Software: Survey

A recent study by QuantiaMD shows 96% of doctors surveyed believe diagnostic errors are preventable -- at least some of the time, reports Healthcare IT News.

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Military EHR Back Up Tapes Lead to Data Breach

The company that provides civilian health benefits for current and former military personnel is reporting a data breach, reports Government Health IT.

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Pennsylvania Forms Pediatric Health Info Network

Lehigh Valley is making at-risk children a priority, reports The Morning Call.

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Oracle Enters Health Insurance Exchange Field

Oracle is offering a package of software and services designed to help states establish health insurance exchanges.

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More Oversight Needed for Healthcare Social Media: Report

As patients turn more to social networks and the Internet for health information, a new report finds that more oversight is needed in the quality of information available on these sites, according to Healthcare IT News.

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Nebraska Pioneers Behavioral Health Info Exchange

Nebraska is set to become one of the first states with a health information exchange (HIE) for behavior providers, reports Healthcare-Informatics.

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