ALSO NOTED: Cerner study backs CPOE safety; American Healthways moves to larger facility; and much more...

> A day after a major study in the journal Pediatrics found an increase in mortality rates associated with one of its CPOE implementation, a dueling study sponsored by Cerner finds the exact opposite. Release

> Disease management specialist American Healthways says it has outgrown its existing headquarters and is moving to a larger facility in Cool Springs, TN. Article

> Trend: Good news if you happen to be a Blackberry-obsessed physician. The Wall Street Journal reports Internet companies are launching a drive to improve Web access for mobile devices. Article (sub. req.)

>  Microsoft Healthcare and Life Sciences head Dr. Bill Crounse blogs (albeit a bit restrainedly) on the need for transparency in hospital quality indicators. His model: Norton Healthcare, a five-hospital system in the Midwest. Blog

> Are EMR licenses transferable? Good question. The answer may actually surprise you. Then again, it may not. Blog

> WellPoint said it will not participate in a new bank project focused on consumer driven instruments under development by the Blues. Article

> WellPoint also warned its 2006 forecast may be lower. Article

And Finally... The CDC is investigating the death of a patient following surgery in an OR infected with a dangerous fungus at Colorado's Exempla St. Joseph Hospital. Article

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