ALSO NOTED: Fla. hospital comparison site draws interest; UCI transplant program stripped of certification; and much more...

> A state Web site rating Florida's hospitals had 75,000 hits during its first hours of operation and was briefly out of service Thursday. Report

> Hours after media reports of extremely serious problems, the organ transplant program at UCI was stripped of its certification. Article

> BusinessWeek includes several healthcare projects in its cover story on smart web technologies. One you'll hear more about: Fred Ziari's WiFi network in eastern Oregon. Article

> More bad news at a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Northern California after a third patient death following a staff error. Article

> Hospital guru Michael Sachs tells an audience that cost-shifting to consumers will mean they become more selective in hospital choice. Report

> Researchers at RAND link the the increase in people without health insurance to an increase in illegal immigration. Article

> Despite the defeat of two initiatives that would have imposed controls on prescription drug costs in California, the fight over pricing is likely to continue. Article

> Tennessee RHIO company Shared Health, formed by BCBS of Tennessee and Cerner, claims that it is connecting providers and payers to health information of 1 million patients statewide. Release

And Finally... A Republican state senator in Pennsylvania calls for matching funds of up to $1 million from the state for EHRs. Article

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