> Austin's Seton Healthcare Network lost information on 7,800 of its patients when someone stole one of its laptops. Article [1]
> Two Washington state hospitalist medical practices have agreed to merge and operate jointly under the name "Sound Inpatient Physicians." Release [2]
> IT outsourcer Electronic Data Systems plans to spend $1.5 billion to $2 billion each year for a few years buying tech companies in the healthcare space (along with financial and government services companies). Article [3]
> Disease management firm LifeMasters Supported SelfCare has signed a deal under which it will offer services to members of Blue plans in Illinois, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas. Release [4]
And Finally... Medical students may not have time to play video games--but in this case, maybe they should make an exception. Blog [5]
Links:
[1] http://www.kvue.com/news/local/stories/022007kvuesetonlaptopfolo-cb.1c80142b.html
[2] http://au.sys-con.com/read/339429.htm
[3] http://www.crn.com/sections/breakingnews/dailyarchives.jhtml?articleId=197007514
[4] http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/070220/cltu027.html?.v=82
[5] http://elianealhadeff.blogspot.com/2007/02/pulse-news-serious-games-field-testing.html