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ALSO NOTED: Health plan skips hospital coverage; Tenn. CON plans on hold; and much more...

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Created May 28 2007 - 8:01pm

> A South Florida health plan is cutting premium costs by leaving out hospital coverage entirely. Article [1]

> Legislation which would have changed Tennessee's Certificate of Need process has been put on the shelf until 2008. Article [2]

> As they invest in new construction, Cincinnati hospitals are adding features designed to support bariatric patients. Article [3]

>  A member of the federal House of Representatives has introduced a new bill which ask an arm of the government to develop health integration standards for the U.S. Report [4]

> Over the past year, study after study has documented that physicians aren't investing heavily in HIT upgrades, particularly EMR systems. But a new study suggests that the tide is about to turn. Report [5]

> Despite a great deal of happy talk by regulators, legislators and vendors, doctors are still not that enthusiastic about e-prescribing. Report [6]

And Finally... These doctors had a pretty eventful flight--but at least they got a round of applause when they were done. Article [7]


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