> Microsoft is renaming--and over time, upgrading--its healthcare IT products. FierceHealthIT [1]
> Advocates for Medicaid patients in Connecticut are fighting to protect funding for the state's translation service, which helps make care more accessible to non-English speakers. Article [2]
> Indiana doctors and hospitals will get a reduction in rates for the state's malpractice payout fund. Article [3]
> Georgia Shriners Hospitals has agreed to offer free medical care to 500 working-class children whose treatment would otherwise be funded through the state health insurance plan. Article [4]
And Finally... These days, being named "Obama" is a PR plus. Here's the story of how one Japanese town hopes to cash in. Article [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/microsoft-renaming-upgrading-healthcare-offerings/2008-02-19
[2] http://www.courant.com/news/local/hc-ctapinterpreter0219.artfeb19,0,7317378.story
[3] http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-in-malpracticefund,0,672797.story
[4] http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/stories/2008/02/18/peachkids_0219.html
[5] http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap_travel/20080215/ap_tr_ge/travel_brief_japan_obama_s_town;_ylt=Ah8Bv.63QepPNCPE0TZE6Mys0NUE