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PaperFree Tampa Bay Sets 100% Paper Free Goal

Bio-Medicine is reporting that paper free tampa is deploying more then 100 ambassadors of electronic health care to convert local physicians to paper free prescribing.
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Surgery Updates Given Via Twitter

CNN is reporting that a surgeon at Henry Ford Hospital twittered live updates during a surgical procedure
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MyMedicalRecords Adds Drug Interaction Tool

Street Insider is reporting that MyMedicalRecords, Inc. has added a prescription drug data base to its personal health record site to prevent drug interactions.
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United Health Issues Standard Card Reader Health ID Cards

WCCO.com is reporting that United Health Care is issuing customer health cards that meet the specifications set by the Workgroup for Electronic Data Exchange allowing the cards to be read by a standard card reader. Read more...

Machine Readable Patient ID Cards by 2010

According to Immediate Care Business the Medical Group Management Association launched Project SwipeIT in an effort to get standardized machine readable patient ID cards in place by 2010. Read more...

eHealth Connection Offers Physicians in South Jersey Healthcare EHR

According to Red Orbit South Jersey Healthcare is offering grants to physicians through its eHealth Connection program to implement electronic health records. Read more...

UnitedHealth Group & PacifiCare Award $5.7M in Grants

Healthcare Finance News reports that UnitedHealth Group and PacifiCare awarded a total of $5.7 million dollars to California non profits to encourage healthcare developments in technology and education. Read more...

New Study Finds Electronic Records Lower Deaths

Bloomberg.com is reporting that a new study released by the Archives of Internal Medicine found that use of electronic records lowered deaths and saved on overall healthcare costs. Read more...

Aetnahealth, Inc. Partners with Illinois State Medical Society

PR-Inside is reporting that Aetnahealth is working with the Illinois State Medical Society to offer its on demand practice management services to members.

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Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Set September Deadline for Health Records

Nextgov is reporting that the Department of Defense and the Veterans Affairs Department will have interoperable health records by September Read more...

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