Milford (Conn.) Hospital has appointed Lloyd Friedman, MD, as chief operating officer, according to a News Times report.

Two U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality websites — the National Guideline Clearinghouse and the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse — have been relaunched, according to a news release by ECRI Institute.

GE and Intel have announced a joint venture to create a new healthcare company focused on telehealth and independent living, according to a news release by GE.

Mountainview, Calif.-based El Camino Hospital has teamed up with Mountain View Fire Department and American Medical Services to launch "Lifenet," technology used to streamline care for heart attack patients, according to a Mercury News report.

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is testing its newest installation of "smart rooms" in its facility, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.

Public health experts lobbied last week for adding more public health goals to the "meaningful use" incentive plan, according to a Government Health IT report.

The American Medical Association has said physicians still face obstacles to achieving compliance in time for "meaningful use" deadlines, according to an AMA news release.

A computer containing health and personal information on 21,000 patients was taken from an office at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.

Spyglass Consulting Group reported 94 percent of physicians surveyed use smartphones, up from 59 percent in 2006, according to a CNET report.

Hospitals & Health Networks, a publication of the American Hospital Association's Health Forum division, has published its annual list of the "most wired" hospitals, according to an eWeek report.