Medpedia is set to debut in late 2008 that combines the collective editing style of websites like wikipedia, with the information in a medical encyclopedia.  Leading healthcare facilities and governmental organizations are involved.

HHS announces the offering of incentive payments to physicians and other health professionals who use electronic prescribing technology.

June 27th, 2008's news roundup features stories about RFID interference in hospitals, hospitalists effect on quality, online health care, and the new AMA president's views on Insurers' doctor ratings.

Kaiser Permanente is deploying self-service kiosks in clinics in Southern California.  The innovation is being promoted as a way to reduce or eliminate long waits while allowing staff to serve patients with pressing or complex needs.

Kaiser Permanente announced that it is partnering with Microsoft's HealthVault personal health records platform to offer its members a way to manage their own health data.  A Kaiser employee pilot is planned before a full rollout of the service at a later date.

Search giant Google publicly released its Google Health service.  The offering allows consumers to manage some health records online.  The product has been anticipated for several years.