ALSO NOTED: Rush develops cart-based EMR access; Mass. hospitals use bar-code bracelets; and much more...

>  Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center is working with CDW Corp. to build out 370 mobile carts with the capacity to run applications, including EMRs, CPOE and other clinical apps from Epic Systems. Article

>  Perhaps it's not a bleeding-edge solution, but it's still an important step. Several Massachusetts hospitals have begun using bar-coded wristbands for patients, intended largely to verify that the right patient is getting the right medication. Article

> A presidential commission has strongly recommended that veterans all get electronic medical records. Article

> A Czech hospital has begun working with IBM on a pilot project designed to track chemotherapy drugs using RFID tags. Article

> Hoping to reassure waiting families, an Indiana hospital  has installed an airport-style electronic status board tracking the progress of patients' operations. Article

And Finally...  On the Internet, no one knows you're a sadist. Study

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