Copying, pasting can create false EHR data; HealthPort completes connectivity testing for CMS pilot program;

> Relying on copying-and-pasting materials within a patient's electronic health record (EHR) could lead to the insertion of false information in the record, concludes a group of researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital. FierceEMR

> Georgia-based HealthPort, a compliant exchange company, completed phase one connectivity testing as part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) pilot electronic submission of medical documentation (esMD) gateway services program for information exchange from healthcare providers. Announcement

> In the wake of Google Health's demise, personal health record company MediConnect is offering free PHR accounts to displaced users. "The personal health record space is going through some changes, but I want to assure our customers that MyMediConnect remains strong, and we aren't going anywhere," MediConnect Global CEO Amy Rees Anderson said in a statement. Announcement

> A device from St. Jude Medical helped reduce the number of days each month migraine patients suffered headaches, according to data presented at the 15th International Headache Congress in Berlin. FierceMedicalDevices

And Finally... It's not flushing money down the toilet, but it's pretty close. Article