It's been said that the American automobile industry is linked in one way or another to one out of every six jobs in the United States. That's roughly 17% of the entire U.S. economy. All things considered that makes the Henry Ford Health System's E-Prescribe program much more than a local success story of healthcare process improvement through automation; it makes it a model for saving jobs worthy of national study.

Health Alliance Plan and Henry Ford Medical reported Wednesday that the year-old program, e-Prescribe, already has helped avoid potential drug complications and saved money by reducing adverse drug effects and increasing the use of generic prescriptions.

You heard it here first: the initial wave of healthcare CEOs who start blogging about their organization and the goods and services it provides are all but guaranteed additional, positive media coverage while the johnny-come-lately bloggers will have to settle for being also-rans.

[D]on’t think that just because you’re not blogging about your own products that nobody else is. Nature abhors a vacuum but so does the blogging community. Third parties are already talking about your drugs and company in their own blogs and forums.

The key to fighting the No. 1 killer of women in America is stopping heart disease before it starts. By wearing red on Friday, February 3 - National Wear Red Day - you can send an important message: love your heart!