"Health & Medical News"

Washington — The Ohio State Medical Assn. plans to launch a campaign on Jan. 1 recognizing electronic medical record vendors that use language vetted by the association for simplicity.

“Doctors were concerned one of the barriers to adopting EMRs was the whole contracting process. Small practices don’t have access to anyone who can help them pick one,” said OSMA Senior Director Carol Wright Mullinax. “So we make vendor contracts more physician friendly.”

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While California Moves Forward, Bush Pushes Back on Health Care
Statement of CALPIRG Health Care Advocate Emily Clayton on President Bush’s planned health care proposals for the State of the Union

“Just as California and other states are preparing to take big steps forward on the path to better regulating the health insurance industry and expanding health care coverage, President Bush is set to propose some giant steps back in his State of the Union address tonight.

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