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Leavitt urges health IT adoption: "The adoption of health IT and the effective creation of competition based on value or quality are interdependent" for physicians, HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt said in a conversation with former WellPoint CEO Leonard Schaeffer. He also argued that pay-for-performance should be implemented to persuade doctors to adopt health IT. The Wall Street Journal (free content)
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- Hospitals try to make IT useful for nurses
Some hospitals are working to make health IT more usable for nurses so they can spend more time with patients. One hospital in Iowa has established a nursing collaborative group to facilitate communication between IT staff and nurses. Health care facilities also are trying to expand their mobile computing options to give nurses more flexibility in workflow and documentation. Healthcare IT News
(12/4) 
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- Doctors group sees HIT role in improving health care system
The American College of Physicians analyzed health care in 12 industrialized countries and the U.S. and says the U.S. could either implement a pluralistic system or a single-payor system to achieve health care for all Americans. The group also urged the development of a standard billing system and increased use of health IT to reduce administrative costs. The Philadelphia Inquirer
(12/4)
- More physicians embracing technology
More physicians are encouraging patients to incorporate technology into their health care by checking lab results and records online, requesting refills and appointments over the Internet and e-mailing providers with nonurgent questions. Some physicians also are starting to blog and create videos and podcasts. Chicago Tribune
(12/3)
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- AHIP, BCBSA advance PHR standards effort
America's Health Insurance Plans and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association have created an implementation guide for their PHR portability standards initiative that contains technical standards, operating rules for the transfer of data between plans and a data dictionary. Health Level Seven will maintain and further develop the technical standards components of the guide. Health Data Management
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- SureScripts: E-prescribing to nearly triple in 2008
A new SureScripts report estimates its network will process 100 million prescription and refill requests next year, nearly triple the 35 million requests in 2007. However, the report also noted only 6% of U.S. physicians use e-prescribing, and only 2% of prescriptions and renewals are electronically prescribed. Health Data Management
(12/4)
- Revolution Health acquires two health Web sites
Revolution Health Network has acquired stakes in two health-related Web sites as part of its plan to compete with WebMD. The company has purchased HealthTalk, a site designed for patients with chronic diseases, and has invested in SparkPeople, which offers information on diet and exercise. The Washington Post
(12/5)
- Philips buys Emergin to expand into patient-monitoring market
Royal Philips Electronics has acquired patient-monitoring-software maker Emergin for an undisclosed amount. The CEO of Philips Healthcare says the deal will boost the company's position in the patient-monitoring sector by allowing the company to offer a flexible system that lets users monitor patients from anywhere within a care facility. Healthcare IT News
(12/4)
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- Panel: FDA needs more science resources, IT boost
The FDA must get more money, hire more scientists and boost its science infrastructure to keep pace with scientific advances and avoid putting American lives at risk, an FDA advisory panel said at a public meeting Monday. The panel, which presented its findings to FDA Commissioner Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach, also said the agency's IT infrastructure was the "weakest but most critical link." Reuters
(12/3), San Diego Union-Tribune
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