MA hospitals fear identity theft rules; CA officials say more than 1K patient compromise;

> Massachusetts hospitals are afraid they can't comply with a new state identity theft law set to go into effect Jan. 1. Article

> California officials reported that more than 1,000 patients' hospital records were inappropriately accessed by University of California-Los Angeles Hospital System employees, up about 100 since the state's last report. Article

> Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) is calling for funding through direct grants and other methods to promote health care IT adoption. Article

> While federal laws allowing hospitals to subsidize physicians' adoption of EMRs have gotten more relaxed, doctors still have been slow to invest in the technology. Article

And Finally... Usually all you need when you show up to vote is a voter registration card, ID and clothes. But maybe not this time. Article