Kaiser Permanente, based in Oakland, Calif., has created a tool that will allow healthcare providers achieve meaningful use of healthcare information technology by standardizing data in electronic health records, according to a Department of Health & Human Services news release.

National Coordinator for Health Information Technology David Blumenthal, MD, has announced the selection of the last two regional extension centers, finally completing a national system of 62 organizations that will help physicians and hospital adopt meaningful use electronic health records,…

Thousands of patients' information were leaked online after a staff member at New York City-based New York-Presbyterian Hospital accidentally placed bits of the information on an unsecured computer server, according to a New York Post news report.

Hospitals cannot rely on IT vendors to comply with federal healthcare IT regulations, which include a variety of rules besides the "meaningful use" standards in the HITECH Act, according to a Health Data Management news report.

Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, healthcare providers are able to qualify for incentive payments upon adopting and demonstrating meaningful use of healthcare information technology, particularly electronic health records. In light of this, hospitals are scrambling to…

The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology has launched its certification program for electronic health records, which was created to certify EHRs that help healthcare providers meet the criteria of stage one meaningful use set by the U.S. Department of…

The Office of the National Coordinator has posted a section of frequently asked questions to help healthcare providers better understand and meet meaningful use requirements.

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology have issued a joint letter to regional extension center officers seeking collaboration in collectively achieving an electronically enabled healthcare system, according to…

A study published by CapSite, a healthcare technology research and advisory firm, suggests physicians' purchases of electronic health records are largely driven by the goal of making their practices more efficient and not receiving stimulus funding under the American Recovery…

CMS plans to correct a few inconsistencies in the final rule issued in July on meaningful use for healthcare IT incentives, according to a report by Government Health IT.