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http://www.redorbit.com Hyland Software has announced that UW Health (including University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics) has selected OnBase, its enterprise content management software, to use as part of the academic medical center’s electronic medical record by integrating with its current applications. OnBase will be used in clinical care through integration with current applications. A patient’s […]

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http://www.sciencedaily.com ScienceDaily (Jun. 18, 2008) — By 2025, the wait to see a doctor could get a lot longer if the current number of students training to be primary care physicians doesn’t increase soon, according to a new University of Missouri study. Jack Colwill, professor emeritus of family and community medicine in the MU School […]

By Kelly Wiese http://www.redorbit.com

Associated Press http://www.kvoa.com PHOENIX (AP) – An Arizona appellate court ruling says a state law on medical malpractice lawsuits is unconstitutional. At issue is a law that sets qualifications required for expert witnesses in medical malpractice cases. A three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals says the law is unconstitutional because it violates the […]

American Medical Association http://www.earthtimes.org CHICAGO, June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — To help reduce the substantial administrative burden of ensuring accurate insurance payments for physician services, the American Medical Association (AMA) today launched the Cure for Claims campaign to help heal the ailing system of processing medical claims with health insurers, and unveiled the first AMA National […]

By SANDEEP JAUHAR, M.D. http://www.nytimes.com

By Liv Osby http://www.greenvilleonline.com The South Carolina Medical Association has formed a new company to offer malpractice insurance to physicians in the state. The South Carolina Physicians Assurance Company is designed as a safety net should commercial carriers leave the market during an earnings downturn, said Todd Atwater, CEO of SCMA and president of the […]