Clinical suite gains EuroRec approval
Date: Sep 01, 2010
CSC, a Falls Church, Va.-based provider of technology-enabled solutions, has received EuroRec certification for its Clinical Suite.   Read »

Please ask: People want control of their genetic data
Date: Sep 01, 2010
People want to be informed and asked for consent before deciding whether to share their genetic information in a federal database, according to a Group Health study that bills itself as the first t  Read »

Orion Health to lead expansion of Maine's HIE
Date: Sep 01, 2010
Maine's HealthInfoNet, the statewide health information exchange, has selected Santa Monica, Calif.-based Orion Health as its primary technology provider to help the HIE expand.  Read »

Markle Foundation's recommendations for 'blue button' backed by 46 organizations
Date: Aug 31, 2010
Forty-six organizations have showed their support for the Markle Foundation’s recommendations for privacy and security practices for the “blue button,” which would allow patients to have instant ac  Read »

ONC names first two EHR certification bodies
Date: Aug 30, 2010
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) and the Drummond Group are the first to pass government muster as authorized to test and certify electronic health record syst  Read »

Detroit Medical Center pegs EMR savings at $5M a year
Date: Aug 30, 2010
Detroit Medical Center executives say they have achieved improved patient safety and saved $5 million to boot, thanks to DMC's system-wide electronic medical system.  Read »

EHR market projected to double by 2012
Date: Aug 30, 2010
The U.S.  Read »

HIE panel pushes for state provider directories
Date: Aug 30, 2010
The Health IT Policy Committee has created a task force to pursue the use of directories across state HIEs to support provider and patient look-up as well as to enhance public health reporting.  Read »

Deloitte: Mobile PHRs 'game-changing' for self-care
Date: Aug 27, 2010
The convergence of personal health records and mobile communication devices may offer the right tool to engage consumers to use technology for self-care, taking cost out of the healthcare system, a  Read »

Health IT work abounds for state and local projects
Date: Aug 27, 2010
Spending on state and local health IT systems will increase by 19 percent over the next five years, forecasts a new report from market research firm INPUT.  Read »