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> If providers needed to hear it again, here's more support for their position. Another report has concluded that new deadline for for using the National Provider Identifier will create big problems for many of them. Article

> One analyst is predicting that the merger of Allscripts and Misys could create a $850 million market opportunity for Allscripts. Article

> The AMA is asking Congress to make HHS set national standards for e-prescribing by the end of 2009. Article

> Cincinnati researchers are studying whether text messages might help teenagers adhere to their medication regimens. Studies suggest that on average, only 50 percent of adolescents follow treatment regimens properly. Article

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