March 2008 - Posts

NCAA Hoops: Obama Backs Tar Heels
March 20, 2008 2:30 PM by Frank Irving

As I write this entry, the NCAA men's basketball tournament is already underway. Earlier today, Barack Obama revealed his picks for the Final Four and eventual champion. He's got Kansas , North Carolina , Pitt and UCLA making it through to the semifinal Read More...

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Candidates Could Tap Strong Support by Differentiating HIT Plans
March 17, 2008 11:55 AM by Frank Irving

Would you be more likely to vote for a presidential candidate if he or she vowed support for creation of a nationwide health information network (NHIN)? If you answered yes, you're among a strong coalition, according to survey results released Feb. 19 Read More...

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Will the Trend Continue?
March 13, 2008 8:03 PM by Frank Irving

According to Hillary Clinton's official Web site, no candidate has won the Democratic nomination without winning Pennsylvania since 1972. The site also notes that no Democrat has won the presidency without winning Pennsylvania since 1948. With 40 days Read More...

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Expect More Health Care Talk from McCain
March 6, 2008 7:36 PM by Frank Irving

John McCain's purposeful march through primary season culminated with this week's victories in Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont. With double-digit victories in each of those states, he racked up 230 pledged delegates, pushing his total to 1,207 and Read More...

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HIMSS 08 Breaks Records, Puts Cost Value on IT
March 6, 2008 4:19 PM by Scott Hatfield

Nurse Bonnie Britton grew up in a rural area of North Carolina, not thinking that she'd return to her hometown years later to help her fellow low-income community members link to a telehealth program for improving their lives. Called the Patient Provider Read More...

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Poll of HIMSS08 Attendees Shows Clinton Dichotomy
March 4, 2008 6:51 PM by Frank Irving

Before the polls closed on March 4 -- primary day in Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont -- this item hit my incoming e-mail bin... According to over 600 health care executives polled at HIMSS08 last week in Orlando, Hillary Clinton is the presidential Read More...

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