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Sale of doctor database is put on hold by state

March 20, 2006

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Facing passionate objections from doctors, the state has backed off from its plan -- at least for now -- to sell data to researchers, insurers, and companies that could be used to analyze individual physicians' track records. (Full article: 544 words)

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