ALSO NOTED: Another Allscripts EHR win; More problems for Guidant; Insurers complain about Part D; and much more...

> Bend Memorial Clinic, Oregon's largest private physician group, said it has selected the Allscripts EHR. Release

> The Harvard Risk Management Foundation argues that many malpractice claims are due to poor communication and mismanaged expectations. Services that help manage patient expectations before treatment are likely to become increasingly popular with hospitals and physician practices. Article (Wall Street Journal sub. req.)

> Guidant reports three more cases in which its cardiac rhythm management devices short-circuited. Article

> Insurers have become the latest group to complain about the way Medicare Part D benefit is being managed. Article

> The media circus surrounding the first face transplant continues as the French government weighs an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the procedure. Article

> Aides for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN) confronted an AP reporter after a press conference yesterday, accusing him of asking unfair questions about HCA. Article

> The University of Pittsburgh's Gerald Schatten, co-author of an influential paper published in the journal Science with Korean researcher Hwang Woo Suk, says he wants his name taken off it. Article

> Connectologist Tim Gee reports in from FDA headquarters on the state of potential regulation of networked medical devices. The scoop: The consensus is against new regulations. Blog

And Finally... Recently-fired drug industry critic Peter Rost says he will sue Pfizer. Article

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