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> A Massachusetts state Senate leader has proposed a plan, including some subsidies, which would require statewide EMR adoption by 2015. Article

> A group of Nashville hospitals are coming together to create their own health information exchange. Article

> A Canadian telemedicine program is linking  remote patients with cancer services via videoconferencing. Article

> The University of Pittsburgh has begun using patient-monitoring technology to train nurses working in step-down units. Article

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