> Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed into law legislation which guarantees healthcare for uninsured children in his state. Article [1]
> In 2004, 29 percent of all births in the US were by C-section, a new record. Article [2]
> HealthVision and AllScripts have launched a new partnership. Release [3]
> Children's Hospital Boston said it has reached an agreement to implement the BusinessObjects reporting system. Release [4]
> HighMark announced a $25 million gift to help fund a new collaborative that will study e-prescribing. Article [5]
> Have we entered the era of e-Health 2.0? An interesting take by the Health Care IT guy. Blog [6]
And Finally... In Canada, a mixed reaction to news that a player on the Saskatchewan Roughriders has played professional football for more than a year despite his HIV-positive status. Article [7]
Links:
[1] http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/16/national/16children.html
[2] http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2005-11-15-sections_x.htm
[3] http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/306264/healthvision_and_allscripts_partner_to_launch_new_solutions_for_connecting/index.html?source=r_health
[4] http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20051115006374&newsLang=en
[5] http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05320/607013.stm
[6] http://www.healthcareguy.com/index.php/archives/48
[7] http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/15/sports/football/15cfl.html