Network-enabled population health solutions vendor Medicity has become the first to be recognized as an eHealth Exchange Validated System.

Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has reported a cyberattack affecting nearly 4.5 million people, according to an SEC regulatory filing issued by the health system.

The complexity of relations between physician groups and health systems is one of the unappreciated stories of the post-reform era. Faced with the imperative to improve the value of the care they provide, health systems are attempting to create clinically…

 In June, Farzad Mostashari, MD, the former National Coordinator for Health IT, announced the launch a new company designed to partner with independent primary care physicians to form and join accountable care organizations.

The following health IT vendor contracts were announced in the past week.

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

More than 60,000 government employees were notified of a potential data breach after a hacker gained access to the state's wellness contractor's computer system, according to a Nashville Post report.

Houston-based Baylor College of Medicine has joined Healthconnect, the regional health information exchange of southeast Texas.

Given the still-faltering presence of interoperability, industry leaders are wondering whether the HITECH Act's investment of more than $26 billion into health IT initiatives since 2009 was worth it.

With more and more patients and consumers using wearables and health and fitness trackers, such devices hold a strong potential for an expansive database of individuals' health information.