President Bill Clinton's proposed network would create an electronic surveillance system that would link doctors, hospitals and health officials to alert them of outbreaks, according to a statement.

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To take one example, an ObamaCare-mandated update to a major computer network called the System for Electronic Rate and Form Filing, which governs insurance approvals, has been delayed by months.

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All the critical systems in a modern car -- engine, transmission, brakes, stability controls -- are linked to a single electronic system called the Controller Area Network bus, or CAN bus.

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The new systems include an online booking system, e-prescriptions and fast computer network links between NHS organisations as well as the electronic records system.

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Its small electronic-distribution system has allowed upstarts like the Atlanta-based IntercontinentalExchange, an electronic energy-trading network, to whittle away at Nymex's market dominance in the sector.

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Or would you like a secure electronic message sent by your GP who you trust over a secure network to a booking system which would allow your booking to occur there and then and for you to change it subsequently?

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