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ALSO NOTED: EMR for the iPhone; SRA to run federal health databases; and much more...

> Well, that was fast. An EMR vendor has announced a new version of its technology that supports the Apple iPhone. Article > U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded a $68.6 million contract to SRA International to operate the agency's National Practitioner Data Bank and Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank. …

ALSO NOTED: Private sector leads public sector for EMRs; U of California rolls out mobile clinical assistant; and much more...

> Apparently, private sector healthcare organizations are way ahead of the public sector when it comes to implementing EMRs. Article > Nurses at the University of California San Francisco will be among the first to use Intel's new mobile clinical assistant, a tablet-like PC retailing for just over $2,000. …

ALSO NOTED: MDs still shun IT tools; Allina continues $240M EHR push; and much more...

> Many physicians don't use even the simplest, cheapest IT tools in their practice. Email a patient? Forget it. Article > Minneapolis-based Allina Hospitals and Clinics is moving ahead with its $240 million EHR push. Five Allina hospitals already maintain electronic patient records.  …