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Physicians in the BRIC region - Russia and India in particular - are incorporating social networks and online communities into their professional resource mix. This trend is likely due in part to user-generated content from peers filling a gap in the availability of online clinical resources in some of these high growth pharma markets, according to a new study from Manhattan Research.

As it addresses an "explosive growth of medical information," IBM has expanded its Health Analytics Solution Center - with team members working to increase and improve remote EHR connectivity through new "Watson"-like analytics power.

Foursquare, a location-based mobile platform, is the place to be for medical practices looking to "gain an online social edge" says one social media expert. Without it, he says, you won't be found.

A new personal health record platform set to launch this summer aims at giving parents anytime, anywhere access to a comprehensive view of their children's health records.

A new poll from CDW, a provider of technology products and services to business, government, education and healthcare, shows a promising forecast for cloud computing adoption by the healthcare industry.