In 2009, just 12 percent of US hospitals had a basic EHR system, according to the ONC's annual report to Congress.

As HITECH Act funding expires, health information exchange organizations are working to support themselves through other means, according to a recent survey from the eHealth Initiative.

The ONC has awarded a contract to RTI International to develop a "road map" for the development of a health IT safety center, moving forward with the project despite questions from lawmakers over whether the center oversteps the ONC's regulatory…

About 30 percent of consumers are interested in using HealthKit or another health data aggregators to help monitor their well-being, according to a new survey from the Manhattan Research Group. Even more would consider using a health data aggregator if…

Fitbit's popular fitness trackers will not integrate with Apple's HealthKit or the iOS platform anytime in the near future, according to a comment on the company's website.

The following vendor contracts and go-live were announced within the past week.

Less than 10 percent of the data collected in a typical patient note is actually required to be structured in a structured format meet meaningful use, according to a study by WebChartMD, a clinical documentation workflow software.

Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health has reported a data breach affecting more than 2,000 patients.

The South Texas Veterans Health Care System in San Antonio has experienced a data breach affecting approximately 4,000 veterans, according to a KSAT report.

As health systems make the journey from a fee-for-volume- to a fee-for-value-based business model, few areas demand more careful consideration and planning than the imaging service line. Diagnostic imaging is central to healthcare delivery, influencing the effectiveness – and cost…