> HealthImaging.com has a story about the long, hard but apparently ultimately worthwhile road to EMR adoption. Article [1]
> The shift towards customer empowerment in healthcare is leading to new opportunities for software companies that make customer relationship management, according to one hopeful vendor. Article [2]
> Much more on the technical snafus in Medicare Part D and how some PDPs are working on resolving them. Article [3]
> Reports that officials have been slow in releasing payments to vendors in the UK's massive Connecting for Health program are causing a bit of a stir. Article [4]
And Finally... Senate investigators issued a critical report on the failure to protect hospitals and nursing homes during Hurricane Katrina. Article [5]
Links:
[1] http://healthimaging.mmprove.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ArticleID=3691
[2] http://www.crmbuyer.com/story/fjr8RGG3jiwP5l/How-Consumerism-Is-Driving-a-Fundamental-Shift-in-Healthcare-Communications.xhtml
[3] http://www.aishealth.com/Bnow/020106e.html
[4] http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2006/01/31/213947/PaymentdelayshighlightmajorslippageinNHSITprogramme.htm
[5] http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/01/national/nationalspecial/01katrina.html