Health IT vendor sets up CDC with free flu tracking network

Health information technology vendor Cerner has set up national electronic flu tracking system that is now reporting daily to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The network, built in cooperation with CDC, draws on data coming from approximately 1,000 emergency rooms, labs and doctors, all of which the company recruited from its network of clients. Cerner's customer base reaches up to 30 percent of the nation's health care industry, according to Kelli Christman, a Cerner spokeswoman.

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