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HIMSS launches CPOE wiki

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has launched a wiki for information on computerized physician-order entry systems.

The site was designed and launched by the HIMSS Enterprise CPOE Workgroup and is meant to provide guidance on meeting meaningful use requirements regarding CPOE. Wikis are open-source Web pages that can be updated, changed or edited by anyone.

At the wiki site, users can participate in discussions, share best practices and start new discussions. The wiki is organized by the various stages of implementation to help users find information easily. The stages are: initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, transitioning to operations, and optimization/maintenance. Information will be organized by topics, including success stories, federal policy information and CPOE adoption statistics (himsscpoewiki.pbworks.com/w/page/10258531/frontpage/).

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Health Net to close Conn. office and lay off 750

As part of its exit from the Northeast market, Health Net is closing its Shelton, Conn., office and laying off 750 employees between January 2011 and March 2012, the company announced in November.

Health Net, based in Woodland Hills, Calif., announced in August 2009 that it would shut down its Northeast operations. It reached a deal with UnitedHealthcare that gave United "renewal rights" for Health Net's membership in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The arrangement could be worth as much as $630 million for Health Net, depending on how many of the 578,000 members in those three states opt to renew with United.

A company statement said employees losing their jobs would have a chance to apply for other jobs at Health Net of the Northeast and UnitedHealthcare.

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