ALSO NOTED: RFID's many benefits; Big gaps in HIPAA compliance; and much more...

> A U.K. health consultant offers a litany of ways in which providers can use RFID chips to improve operations, including patient, medical device and drug tracking. Article

> A HIMSS study has found, among other things, that many larger hospitals aren't meeting HIPAA security standards, and that nearly one-quarter of providers aren't meeting privacy requirements. Ouch. Article

> Cardinal Health has agreed to acquire wireless barcode technology developer Care Fusion. Article

And Finally... Using mobile public-health software, a new project hopes to change the way AIDS and HIV are managed in Rwanda. Article

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