5/19/2012

1. Paper outperformed EHR in diabetes outcomes, says study Having an EHR doesn't guarantee better results, according to a study in the Annals of Family Medicine.     2. Dell-donated cloud computing cluster researching childhood cancer treatments A childhood cancer research computing cluster that was created and donated by Dell for the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) is ready to support the world's first precision medicine clinical trial for pediatric cancer, Dell reports.     3. HHS exchange funding tops $1B HHS has awarded $181 million in new grants and issued two guidance documents to help states establish health insurance exchanges.     4. Medscape report details physician compensation levels In 2012, radiologists and orthopedic surgeons again topped the list at a mean income of $315,000, followed by cardiologists ($314,000) and anesthesiologists ($309,000), according to a Medscape survey of 24,000 U.S. physicians representing 25 specialties.     5. Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation expands diabetes initiative to China, India The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has expanded its Together on Diabetes® initiative to China and India, pledging $15 million over five years to help these nations' rapidly growing numbers of type 2 diabetes patients.     Privacy Statement / Terms of Use Copyright © 2012 All Rights Reserved, ePharmaceuticals™, A Division of HCPro, Inc.

1. Americans say online health information improves conversations with doctors 2. HHS website tracks nation's health performance 3. Almost three-quarters of moms were on Facebook in March 4. CVS report shows medication adherence saved nearly $2.4 billion in 2011 5. Walgreens adds more generics to its prescription savings club