More doctors and hospitals are digitizing patient records, with 57 percent of office-based physicians using electronic health records in 2011, up 12 percent from 2010; however, the number of reported breaches has increased 32 percent in 2011 from 2010 at a cost of $6.5 billion to the industry; in almost half the cases, a lost or stolen phone or personal computer was responsible for the breach. Read more..

By NICOLE PERLROTH - The New York Times

MTV is changing the name of its election season campaign to Power of 12, nod to both the election year and the notion that 18- to 29-year-olds have a lot of political power if they choose to wield it; former name was Choose or Lose. Read more..

By BRIAN STELTER - The New York Times

Many pawnshops are embracing holiday shoppers like never before, offering promotions long deployed by more traditional stores; gloomy economy is most immediate explanation, but industry experts also point to success of television shows like Pawn Stars, which have attracted a more mainstream audience to the stores. Read more..

By ANDREW MARTIN and STEPHANIE CLIFFORD - The New York Times

Highlights from the DealBook newsletter. Read more..

By WILLIAM ALDEN - The New York Times

Account assignments, executive appointments and miscellaneous news from advertising agencies. Read more..

By STUART ELLIOTT - The New York Times

Stuart Elliott Advertising column roundup of high and low points for 2011. Read more..

By STUART ELLIOTT - The New York Times

Sean Parker, the entrepreneur probably now most famous for being portrayed in the movie “The Social Network,” struggles with his fame. Whether by design or impulse, Mr. Parker, one of the people behind Napster and Facebook, has an almost compulsive need to share whatever is on his mind. His publicist tells him to be quiet, but he often shrugs his shoulders and carries on. Read more..

By LAURA M. HOLSON - The New York Times

Bonnie Hammer, chairwoman of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment, oversees networks and cable channels that contribute close to $2 billion in profits for the company; she is seen as possibly the most important cable television executive. Read more..

By BILL CARTER - The New York Times