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OCTOBER 29, 2009
Patients see benefits of e-mail and web communications -- if free
Patients are willing to use e-mail and physicians’ websites to communicate with their doctors in an effort to save time, as long as they do not have to pay for the ability, according to results of a survey recently released by Lightspeed Research. More...
Cash-only patients name their price on doctor fee search website
After a successful pilot program in the Seattle area, a website that matches cash-paying patients to healthcare providers is slated to launch nationwide on November 2. More...
Online H1N1 self-assessment tool launched
Microsoft has launched a new website, www.h1n1responsecenter.com, with a self-assessment tool to help individuals with flu-like symptoms determine whether their illness is severe enough to warrant immediate medical attention, and whether they are at risk for developing severe disease. More...
NIH grants to fund research using EHRs, informatics
Several entities will receive more than $90 million in funds from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for efforts involving electronic health records (EHRs) or informatics it was recently announced. More...
Merck releases iPhone apps for its manuals
Merck & Co. has released iPhone applications for the professional and consumer editions of its Merck Manual. More...

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Key Topic Updates  
Modern Medicine Blog
Hooray for Herae: Software for Tracking EOBs
Massive data loss by insurer
Can Physicians Reform Health Care?
Join the conversation at memag.com/blogs
Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
Hospitalists and primary care physicians: Strategies for keeping in touch
Is there an exemption from the federal EHR mandate?
Hospital group opposes ‘meaningful use’ quality improvement targets
Electronic alerts do not necessarily ensure timely follow-up
Health Care Information Technology
Electronic prescribing increasing in popularity
Survey reveals attitudes about health-care information technology
First telehealth provider launches on the Google Health platform
Web initiative aims to decrease time, expense of office visit paperwork
Internet
Social networking: Implement popular Internet trend into your daily practice
How to create and upload your own online video
Paperwork deters routine wellness visits
Locum tenens physicians find assignments online

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