ALSO NOTED: CMS official admits industry unready for NPI switchover; HHS to announce EMR demo project participants; and much mo

> Now, even CMS officials are admitting that the industry may not have been prepared for last week's deadline for switching over to using the National Provider Identifier for Medicare claims processing. Article

> HHS will soon announce which 30 communities it has chosen to participate in its EMR demonstration project, under which participating doctors will get Medicare incentive payments for using certified systems. Article

> Maryland-based Erickson Retirement Communities is working with three Baltimore-area health systems to create a health information exchange. Article

> A group of specialist volunteers soon plan to begin offering long-distance telemedical consultations over the Internet to physicians trapped in war zones. Article

And Finally...  Want to relax, but too tired to travel? Try a 'staycation.' Article

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