> Health economist James Robinson talks with Managed Care about his ideas on managed consumerism. Article
> The Wall Street Journal examines the benefits of HSAs for employers. Article (sub. req.)
> Tennessee-based disease management specialist American Healthways changed its names to Healthways this week. Article
> A new study in the Lancet finds that patients on warfarin (Coumadin) do significantly better if they monitor their anticoagulation levels themselves, rather than waiting to get test results back from the lab. The FDA has approved several at-home tests, but few doctors prescribe them. Article
> Blogger Shahid Shah has a great point to make about the potential security risk involved when users are allowed to connect their iPods to hospital networks and download data. Blog
> The practice of Podslurping, it turns out, is becoming a legitimate concern according to some security experts. Article
> A woman with early stage breast cancer is getting media play in the U.K. in her fight to force the government to pay for her to receive the cancer drug Herceptin. Article
> The eHealth Initiative released a set of toolkits designed to help groups building health data exchanges. Article
> A GAO audit finds that officials at the VA may have inaccurately claimed $1.3 billion in savings last year in an attempt to justify cuts in healthcare services. Article
> Doctors have ordered HIV and hepatitis tests for patients at 10 Chicago-area hospitals who received tissue implants purchased from Biomedical Tissue Services, a New Jersey company. Article
And Finally... Microsoft Healthcare practice blogger Dr. Bill Crounse weighs in on data input, "the final frontier in clinical computing." Great point, Bill. Blog