Here’s the question of the week: Should the U.S. government shell out the $19 billion that’s earmarked for electronic health records (EHR) if computerization doesn’t improve health care quality, reduce costs or boost administrative efficiency?

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Tags: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, doctors, electronic health records, healthcare, hospitals, Software

From the no pain, no gain file: That numbness, tingling or pain in your forearm and hand may be a mystery no longer. You could have cell phone elbow.

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Tags: cell phone elbow, cell phones, cubital tunnel syndrome, doctors, nerve, syndrome