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  • [Photo] J.W. Bizzaro • January 28, 2005
    An article by Steve Lohr:

    ``Eight of the nation's largest technology companies, including IBM, Microsoft and Oracle, have agreed to embrace open, nonproprietary technology standards as the software building blocks for a national health information network.

    ``The Bush administration has said that creating such a network should be a national priority over the next several years. The goal is to improve care and reduce costs by abandoning paper and moving to a digital system for handling patient records, clinical research, claims and payments. Such a network, analysts agree, should save both lives and dollars.''

    Full story at News.com:
    http://news.com.com/2100-1028_3-5550628.html

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