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> Canadian hospitals say their experience dealing with the 2003 SARS epidemic has a left them a little bit better prepared for a pandemic. Article

> Chutes & Ladders: Aneesh Chopra, Virginia's new technology czar, moves into government from a position at the Advisory Board. Article

> New York City's public hospital system is in danger of running out of cash, officials at the Health and Hospitals Corporation said yesterday. Rising costs and a missing payment from New York State are blamed. Article

> A CDC-backed study finds emergency rooms across the county are unprepared to deal with pediatric trauma cases. Article

> In Connecticut, St. Francis Physician Hospital selected the AllScripts TouchWorks electronic health record. Article

> Four small Pennsylvania hospitals that participated in a pilot test that let them perform angioplasties are suing the state in a bid to continue offering the procedures. Article

> Two Utah hospitals withdrew from the trial of the synthetic blood substitute PolyHeme, following word that Northfield Laboratories concealed an earlier trial. Article

> This essay by a nurse who moved to a HIT software company talks about the real world issues healthcare software designers need to focus on. Blog

And Finally... A ten-year-old Oregon case involving the suspicious deaths of patients and a registered nurse who moved from hospital to hospital is raising questions. Article