Homeland Security calls for better health IT; Medicare announces PHR choices for Arizona and Utah;

> The Department of Homeland Security has called for increased tools for local communities to respond to health emergencies. It said that there are significant information management problems that need to be resolved. Article

> Medicare has announced the choices beneficiaries will have in Arizona and Utah's upcoming trial of PHRs; the choices are Google Health, HealthTrio, NoMoreClipboard.com, and PassportMD. Article

> The CEO of the Medical Records Institute has sent an open letter to Barack Obama and his new administration, calling for changes to IT strategy. Article

> Twenty small hospitals, mostly in Kansas, are teaming up to share the costs of developing the infrastructure to computerize their medical records. Article

And Finally... How many people can survive this? Article