FAT BITCH

Although information technology promises to reduce medical errors and bolster efficiency, the road to the electronic promised land is fraught with legal potholes.

The second trial of the electronic transfer of a patient's healthcare record from one GP surgery to another has been completed.

The Healthcare Financial Management Association recently released a report that identifies the top barriers to electronic health record implementation and recommends strategies for the federal government to help providers overcome those hurdles.

Enkata Technologies Inc., a vendor of business performance decision support software, is introducing a software module to help insurers manage consumer-directed health plans.

An Intel executive said yesterday that the company is working on health data interchange standards and will have something to show for its efforts this year.