A record number of health IT funding deals took place in the third quarter of this year but the total amount of money invested was down from a second-quarter high, according to a report from Mercom Capital.

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The following vendor contracts were reported within the past week.

The following health IT go-lives were reported within the past week.

Healthcare facilities now have an extended period of time to report data breaches to the California Department of Public Health.

A "small number" of laptops are missing from Dallas Fire-Rescue ambulances, according to The Dallas Morning News.

Apple reportedly has plans to pull Fitbit fitness trackers from its shelves, according to a report in re/code.

Mobile health may be an effective way for healthcare providers to reach homeless veterans, according to a study in Telemedicine and e-Health.

Meaningful use stage 3 should focus on achieving interoperability, using public application programming interfaces to do so, according to a report from the ONC's JASON task force.

In order to maintain the momentum of the meaningful use program and reap the benefits of the healthcare industry moving to EHRs, changes need to be made, according to a group of health systems and industry stakeholders.