> Medicare will soon begin testing personal health records with 100,000 beneficiaries in South Carolina. FierceHealthIT [1]
> WellCare, which provides managed care services for government-sponsored health programs, is facing more financial and managerial problems. Article [2]
> A judge has removed the executive responsible for overseeing California's prison health system, which has been in turmoil since investigators found subpar conditions there. Article [3]
> State and local governments spending on health IT should spike in coming years, according to a new study. FierceHealthIT [4]
> According to a news study, weight-loss surgery worked markedly better than conventional treatments for treating diabetes in obese patients. Report [5]
> American adults are largely ignoring a slate of important new vaccines that can prevent serious illness, according to a new survey from the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases. Report [6]
And Finally... Go ahead, tell him what you really think about the way he leaves the toothpaste cap off. It'll do you good. Article [7]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/medicare-tests-phrs-south-carolina/2008-01-22
[2] http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2008/01/21/daily37.html?b=1200891600^1580931
[3] http://www.bizjournals.com/eastbay/stories/2008/01/21/daily46.html?b=1200891600^1580551
[4] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/study-govt-health-it-spending-spike/2008-01-22
[5] http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/surgery-trumps-diabetes-treatment/2008-01-24
[6] http://www.fiercebioresearcher.com/vaccines/story/adults-steering-clear-new-vaccines/2008-01-24
[7] http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080123/sc_livescience/spouseswhofightlivelonger;_ylt=A0WTcV18sZhHnsMAeAas0NUE