Walgreens faces a $1.4 million penalty after one of its employees improperly accessed and shared confidential medical information about a client, according to an Indy Star report.

Raintree Systems has officially released its rheumatology-specific EHR, RheumDoc Office Plus.

Vericle, an EHR platform and healthcare practice software program, will integrate IngagePatient's patient engagement platform into its offerings.

The meaningful use attestation deadline is approaching.

While improving the reach of health IT within a healthcare organization may support better data collection, it may also take up physician time, according to a study from the American Journal of Managed Care, which tracked health IT expansion in…

HIMSS, Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise USA and the EHR/HIE Interoperability Workgroup are collaborating to quicken the process for connecting EHRs and health information exchanges, strengthening IWG's current EHR and HIT data transfer testing program.

Use of an advanced EHR system could reduce patient safety events, according to research from Carnegie Mellon and the ECRI institute, which examined patient safety outcomes due to advanced EHR implementation.

After a mostly glitch-free opening weekend, healthcare.gov hit its first significant technical difficulty Monday, when heavy traffic prevented users from accessing their existing accounts, according to a report from CBS.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality offers a guide to evaluating health information exchange projects.

Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston is notifying patients that their medical data has been breached after a laptop and cell phone were stolen from a BWH physician in an armed robbery.