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Earlier this month, CMS issued a final rule granting providers the flexibility in meaningful use attestation the agency had originally proposed back in May and finalizing the extension of stage 2 through 2016 for providers that started attesting in 2011 or 2012.

Physicians like EHRs in theory, according to a recent RAND report. They believe electronic records will improve access to necessary patient information, thereby improving care, and have hope technological improvements will facilitate more efficient data exchange and clinician workflows.

Most nurses use social media to follow healthcare issues and topics — just not at work, according to a new survey from Lippincott Solutions.

In 2013, about three in 10 patients were offered online access to their medical record. About half of those patients offered access logged on at least once, according to a news brief from the ONC.

In April, Boston Children's Hospital was hit with a string of cyberattacks that attempted to crash the hospital's website.

RightCare, a medical technology company based in Philadelphia, has received $4 million in additional capital from NewSpring Health Capital, the healthcare fund of Radnor, Pa.-based NewSpring Capital.

Recognizing the potential benefit of EHRs, the American Medical Association is pushing for overhauling and improving EHRs to be more physician-friendly.

Santa Fe (N.M.) Family Health Center has reported a data breach after the clinic office was burglarized, according to a Santa Fe New Mexican report.

ActX, a provider of genomic analysis to guide treatment, has joined the Allscripts Developer Program, and its services have been integrated into the Allscripts EHR.