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Almost 60m is to be invested in health care in Fermanagh and Tyrone over the next three years, the health minister announces.

Increased Use Of Electronic Health Records Technology Being Spurred By Insurers, The Economy, Allscripts Official Says (Medical News Today)

Pressure from insurance companies and the need to reduce costs because of the recession have encouraged U.S. physicians and hospitals to adopt health information technologies, including electronic health records, according to a member of President-elect Barack Obama's campaign health care advisory committee, Bloomberg reports.

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Incoming House Energy And Commerce Committee Chair Stresses Swift Action On Health Care Overhaul (Medical News Today)

Incoming House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) on Monday during a speech sponsored by the Prescription Project promised to take swift action on both energy and health care reform in the 111th Congress, CQ HealthBeat reports. "I think we need to do both at the same time," he said, adding that the economy "depends on how we resolve the health care issue.