CCHIT certifies EHR products for proposed ARRA incentive standards
Date: Dec 01, 2009
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology announced Tuesday the first group of products certified for use with the proposed American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) incent  Read »

Missouri military hospital rolls out enterprise-wide EMR
Date: Dec 01, 2009
The General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital in Fort Wood, Mo., has deployed an enterprise-wide clinical documentation solution.  Read »

Draft plan released for Pennsylvania's HIE
Date: Nov 30, 2009
A draft plan for PHIX, Pennsylvania's healthcare information exchange, has been made available for a 30-day public review and comment period.  Read »

VA, Kaiser plan to link electronic medical records
Date: Nov 25, 2009
The Department of Veterans Affairs and Kaiser Permanente are launching a pilot program to exchange electronic health record information using the Nationwide Health Information Network (NHIN) create  Read »

MGMA concerned about success of EHR incentive program
Date: Nov 23, 2009
The Medical Group Management Association is offering recommendations to improve the electronic health record incentive program that is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.Read »

Rochester RHIO makes strides in uptake
Date: Nov 23, 2009
More than 100,000 people in and around Rochester, N.Y., have allowed their doctors to view health information electronically through the Rochester RHIO.  Read »

Officials call for beefing up federal networks to meet tougher security standards
Date: Nov 23, 2009
Federal agencies must meet a number of security requirements that private firms are not held to, a higher bar that could impede the performance of their networks, information technology executives   Read »

Golden Valley Medical selects InteGreat EHR
Date: Nov 23, 2009
Golden Valley Medical Clinics in Clinton, Mo., one of the largest group practices in rural Missouri, will deploy a Web-based electronic health record at its three locations.  Read »

New York IPA to roll out EMR, practice management systems
Date: Nov 19, 2009
The Catholic Independent Practice Association of Western New York is poised to automate its medical records and business practices.  Read »

Blumenthal: Tear down walls that block information exchange
Date: Nov 13, 2009
David Blumenthal, MD, who leads the government's effort to transform the nation's healthcare system from paper to digital, is urging the industry to break down barriers to health data exchange.  Read »