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> Efforts to improve tuberculosis data collection found nearly half a million more cases than original estimates, according to the World Health Organization. Report
> Patients who opt for blood conservation measures rather than transfusions have similar quality outcomes to those undergoing transfusions, according to a study presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2014 Annual Meeting, Medscape reports. Article
> Researchers at the University of British Columbia have developed a new test that could allow physicians to predict a patient's severe sepsis risk within an hour, according to News-Medical. Article
Health IT News
> At the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange's annual fall conference in Reston, Virginia on Tuesday, National Coordinator for Health IT Karen DeSalvo reiterated the challenges and goals associated with implementing ubiquitous interoperability throughout the healthcare industry. Article
> Though data breaches tend to be costly for healthcare providers--the cost of the Community Health Systems breach, for instance, has been estimated to be as much as $150 million--patients who sue don't necessarily win, as two California Hospital cases bear out. Article
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