ALSO NOTED: Oregon HIE hits the rocks; CMIOs at 'tipping point' for health IT investment; and much more...

> Like their peers in communities across the U.S., Portland, Ore. physicians and hospitals were psyched to get together plans for a health information exchange. But then things started to fall apart. Article

> A new study suggests most chief medical information officers are now actively investing in IT for acute care, despite low uptake of EMRs in ambulatory settings. Article

> The Department of Defense has awarded $1.6 million to a university research centers to help it develop an implantable biochip that could transmit medical information. Article

> EDS has won a $100.8 million contract to install a Medicaid IT system for Ohio. EDS previously won a $308 million contract for Medicaid IT in Florida. Article

> A Vermont medical center has begun offering EMRs to medical group practices affiliated with the hospital. Article

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