> Nine healthcare providers are uniting in Pennsylvania to form the state's first Health Information Exchange (HIE). The HIE will be implemented over two years and will be funded jointly by all providers. Article
> Ten years in the making: The Health IT Standards Committee has endorsed vocabulary standards for each of the Meaningful Use quality reporting measures. Providers will use the Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine-Clinical Terms (SNOMED-CT) to share information across specialties and sites, including to share information about condition or diagnosis, transactions in the patient and physician encounter and adverse drug events. Article
> Greenway Medical Technologies spent a chunk of this year's marketing budget on sponsoring pro golfer Jason Dufner. It paid off. Thanks to Tiger Woods' struggles, and Dufner's skills, Greenway's guy placed second at the PGA Championship, garnering tons of branding and awareness for Greenway. Will other EMR vendors jump on the celebrity endorsement bandwagon? "NASCAR seems a likely candidate," writes EMR and EHR blogger Jennifer Dennard. "I wonder if Danica Patrick has a coordinated care story to tell?" Blog post
And Finally... May wee? Mais oui! Article