> OK, folks, you're probably going to consider this a controversial position, but I'd argue that this year's HIMSS was something of a downer compared with the shows I've attended in prior years. FierceHealthIT
> Not to be outdone by Johns Hopkins' teaching hospital, Harvard's affiliated healthcare institutions are launching a new conflicts-of-interest policy. The new policy prohibits doctors at PartnersHealthCare--which includes Mass General and Brigham and Women's hospitals--from accepting free meals from drugmakers. FiercePharma
> In theory, PHRs seem like a nifty idea, allowing patients to make their clinical and administrative information available to any provider that can access a web browser. Doctors and hospitals save the $30K to $50K per head price tag, and patients get free access to their records. But that's in theory. FierceHealthIT
> Connecticut-based Marinus Pharmaceuticals has secured $20 million in a fresh round of financing. The company, which is developing drugs to treat neurological and psychiatric disorders, previously raised a $29.5M Series A in 2005. FierceBiotech
And Finally... All she wanted to do was talk to her family. Article