Senate votes to repeal 1099 form provision; Sutter Health spending spend $50 million on EMRs;

 

> The Senate has voted 87-12 to repeal a provision in the healthcare reform law that requires all businesses, including medical practices, to fill out a 1099 form each time they spend $600 or more. Article 

> Sutter Health is spending spend $50 million to help physicians go electronic. Article

> Physicians who put three simple words on prescriptions could be condemning their patients to not follow the regimen. Article 

And Finally... It's not a myth that men avoid the doctor. Article