> Kaiser Permanente is laying off roughly 100 people in its 5,600-member IT department response to unspecified "changing technology needs." Article

> A new study suggests that rather than move to color output, healthcare organizations are sticking with black-and-white printers, largely because providers focus on documents like medical records and insurance paperwork which need to be churned out quickly. Article

> Here's an interesting case study. St. John's Mercy Medical Group, a 160-physician practice with 66 locations, is not only rolling out an EMR but also transforming its offices and workflow. Article

> Canadian researchers are looking at whether giving patients BlackBerries and having them report clinical data with the devices can help them better manage COPD. Article
 
And Finally... What IT services do healthcare consumers want? Here's some ideas from Bill Crounse of Microsoft. Blog