> Emergency department visits by seniors are on the rise, especially among African-Americans. Article [1]
> Florida is pilot-testing an electronic medical record for its Medicaid recipients. FierceHealthIT [2]
> Walgreens subsidiary Take Care Health Systems is opening retail/convenience clinics in three Nashville-area drugstores. Article [3]
> Some experts worry that having so many drugs manufactured in China could result in a crisis if we need drugs urgently and can't get to them. FiercePharma [4]
And Finally... So the Salvation Army guy was on the take. That's a bummer. Article [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/91044.php
[2] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/fl-pilots-emr-medicaid-recipients/2007-12-03
[3] http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/stories/2007/12/03/daily19.html?b=1196658000^1560240
[4] http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/chinese-outsourcing-poses-new-risks/2007-12-06
[5] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071207/ap_on_fe_st/odd_bell_ringer_theft;_ylt=Aspk5NgQkgR7zF9hMUeYeEKs0NUE