ARRA has been good to Allscripts, as evidenced by the results of its second quarter financials. The company expects to see even better numbers in the coming quarters as adoption and acceleration of health IT grows. Analysts agree that the incentives are driving adoption. Read »

Amid the rash of studies the last few months about the inability of EHRs to deliver the goods comes a welcomed report by KLAS. Eighty-five percent of healthcare providers who responded to KLAS' survey believe their ambulatory EMRs will help them meet for the 2011 deadlines per the meaningful use criteria that were proposed in July. Read »

IBM Global Financing, the lending and leasing business segment of IBM, announced financing partnerships with four health IT vendors to speed the adoption of EMRs. It's a step in the right direction. Read »

Jonathan Bush, chairman and CEO of Athenahealth, was interviewed in the Wall Street Journal last weekend and spoke his colorful mind about the state of the healthcare industry and the political forces that are trying to reshape it. Read »

For providers who have hesitated implementing an EHR because of confusion, distrust or discontent, you may be patting yourself on the back. You knew there was a reason to wait. athenahealth announced a guaranteed HITECH Act bonus payment under the 2011 program year if you use its athenaClinicals EHR system. Read »