> A Pennsylvania health reform plan backed aggressively by Gov. Ed Rendell (D) may not pass this year. Article [1]
> Following peers elsewhere, a Jacksonville, FL hospital has developed a bloodless medicine and surgery program aimed at patients who reject transfusions. Article [2]
> Dallas-area hospitals have decided to cut trans fats from their menus. Article [3]
> A California nonprofit focused on quality improvement is working to get doctors on board with EMRs and other health IT tools. It's dangling Medicare pay-for-performance options as an incentive. Article [4]
> A new federal bill is now under consideration which would help physician practices afford the cost of implementing more sophisticated health IT tools. Article [5]
> New York City plans to distribute EMR software at no cost to physicians with large Medicaid caseloads. Article [6]
> CMS has put its stamp of approval on three e-prescribing standards for use in Medicare Part D transactions, after testing them jointly with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Article [7]
> Promoting PHR use: Is it a good idea? One critic offers a resounding "no." Article [8]
> Red Hat strikes a healthcare research deal with the University of North Carolina. Article [9]
And Finally... A physician critique in rhyming couplets. Blog [10]
Links:
[1] http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2007/04/23/story9.html?b=1177300800^1449551
[2] http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2007/04/23/story8.html?b=1177300800^1449151
[3] http://www.bizjournals.com/dallas/stories/2007/04/23/newscolumn6.html?b=1177300800^1450504
[4] http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2007/04/23/story13.html?b=1177300800^1450208
[5] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/bill-would-pay-for-physician-health-it-costs/2007-04-23
[6] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/nyc-to-distribute-emr-at-no-cost/2007-04-23
[7] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/cms-approves-part-d-e-prescribing-standards/2007-04-23
[8] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/promoting-phr-use-is-it-a-good-idea/2007-04-23
[9] http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/red-hat-strikes-healthcare-research-deal/2007-04-23
[10] http://medinnovationblog.blogspot.com/2007/04/second-oldest-profession.html