> IBM announced a major distributed computing effort designed to help fight AIDS. Article
> The rate of increase in employer healthcare costs slowed to 6.1 percent in 2005. The trend reflects the growing tendency among employers to pass health care cost along to workers. Article (Wall Street Journal sub. req.)
> Critics are not quite sure what to make of a fat new "golden parachute clause" added to Cerner CEO Neal Patterson's contract. Article
> The Indian media is reporting that Britain's NHS is seriously considering outsourcing diagnostic services in four key regions to India's Apollo Health to cut down on wait times. Article
> Two separate approaches to healthcare reform from two governors. Article
> The Boston Globe editorial board says it favors an at home AIDS test, despite possible problems with the technology. Op-Ed
> The UN released a report which outlines mixed news about the spread of AIDS. Article
> Chutes & Ladders: Physician Kathleen Uhl has been picked to head FDA's Office of Women's Health. Article
> The New Jersey Hospital Association and IPR International formed a strategic alliance that makes online, electronic data backup and archiving available to all NJHA members at preferred rates. Release
And Finally... Manhattan research says the number of US adults using the Internet as their go-to source for healthcare information has risen by 50 percent in last year. Release