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Bill would force insurers to cover abortions
First-of-its-kind legislation is making its way through the Washington state legislature that would require all insurers cover abortions. The bill, H.B. 2330 , requires insurers that provide maternity
Here's yet another reason to be skeptical about PHRs
Regular readers know about my skepticism toward personal health records. You're probably also aware that I have been critical of media coverage touting Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault as the
34 providers in Pacific Northwest receive EMR grants
A public-private partnership in the Pacific Northwest has chosen 34 mostly small and rural healthcare providers to receive up to $20,000 each to help purchase EMRs and other health IT. Many of the
Major Seattle hospitals have EMRs, lack interoperability
Seattle is a high-tech city with several world-renowned healthcare institutions. Swedish Medical Center, Virginia Mason Medical Center and the University of Washington Medical Center are among those
EMR projects finally getting noticed
EMR adoption may be far below where policymakers would like it to be, but at least the bully pulpit seems to be working. A couple of years ago, if you mentioned electronic medical records to a
