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Stimulus Broadband Funds Available

The Obama Administration has announced the availability of $4 billion in grants and loans to accelerate access to broadband technologies in rural and other underserved areas.

New Head of Phone Consultation Firm

TelaDoc Medical Services, which provides contracted physician telephone consultation services, has named Jason Gorevic as CEO. He succeeds Michael Gorton, who is pursuing other business opportunities, according to the Dallas-based firm.

Report: How to Spend $400 Million

A congressionally created council has released a report with recommendations for how the Department of Health and Human Services should spend $400 million in discretionary spending for comparative effectiveness research. Some of the funds will be used to adopt information technologies that can speed dissemination of best practices information.

Senate: Flawed Payment Data Widespread

The use of flawed databases operated by Ingenix Inc. to determine out-of-network health insurance reimbursement rates was widespread across the nation, according to a new report of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee.

CDC Helps Employers Fight Obesity

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a Web site to help employers develop obesity prevention programs.

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Feds Prepare PHR Model

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FTC Rule Proposal Covers PHR Privacy Breaches

Blues Plan Pushes Medical Home Model

Minnesota Blues Adopts Online Consults

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