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Consumer Watchdog Takes on Google

PR Newswire is reporting that Consumer Watchdog claims that Senate records indicate that Google spent $800,000 on lobbying for electronic medical record provisions.
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Track Swine Flu Online

According to cnet news online resources are making it easier to track the Swine Flu outbreak.
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Coney Island Hospital Uses Social Media to Encourage Donation

According to Topix, Coney Island Hospital teams up with Takes All Types to create an online marketing strategy and social media apps to encourage people to donate blood and recruit others to donate blood.
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Family HealthCare Network Gets EHR

According to The Earth Times, Family HealthCare Network in California will get InteGreat EHR a browser based electronic health record Med3000 Group.
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Knee Surgery Updates Via Twitter

JS Online reports that a surgeons at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center sent knee surgery updates via Twitter.
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NY Health Information Network to get e-Prescription Service

Medical News Today is reporting that Surescripts and New York eHealth Collabortive are working together to design a e-prescription system for the NY Statewide Health Information Network.
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New York State Gives Boost to EMR's

According to a press release from Governor Paterson of New York State the state will release $60 million dollars to fund healthcare IT in hopes of increasing electronic medical record adoption.
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Scripps Health Selects Allscripts

According to Red Orbit Scripps Health will use Allscripts Enterprise Electronic Health Record for its San Diego County physicians and clinics.
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Virginia, Illinois and Georgia the first to have Sam’s Club EMR

Bio-Medicine reports that Virginia, Illinois and Georgia will be the first states to have the Sam‘s Club & Dell partnership electronic medical record system available for purchase.
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