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Disease surveillance needs to include EHRs, social media, IOM says

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has proposed that the federal government take the lead in organizing a national surveillance system to track trends in chronic health conditions, focusing primarily on

Jackson Health mum on surveillance issues

It's unclear to what extent, if at all, security problems at Jackson Health System in Florida have been addressed a month after a video camera in a hospital pharmacy failed to record the theft of

Feds offer $40M in stimulus funds to fight healthcare-associated infections

The federal government has set aside $40 million in stimulus funds to help hospitals fight healthcare-associated infections, part of a larger government and industry push to eliminate these costly,