The number one reason health IT employees would consider switching jobs is for better compensation, according to a survey administered by Healthcare IT Leaders, a health IT consulting and staffing firm.

Following the implementation of electronic health records in a clinic, otolaryngology residents had to reallocate time directly caring for patients to update the EHRs, according to a study in Laryngoscope.

Last week, in a rather quiet announcement, Walgreens launched an extension of its "Balance Rewards" program that might just strike fear in any healthcare executive worried about the growing competitiveness of retail health. Walgreen's new Balance Rewards for healthy choices™…

The following CIO and CMIO executive moves were reported by Becker's Hospital Review in the past two months, beginning with the most recent.

Georgia Health Information Network, a statewide health information exchange, is now live on the national eHealth Exchange.

Google's next big data project is focused on discovering indicators of health to help physicians better identify and predict disease, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal.

Industry groups are signaling their commitment to health IT issues by increasing their spend on lobbying efforts.

Nevada (Mo.) Regional Medical Center has recorded a net loss of more than $5.6 million so far this year. CFO Greg Shaw points to troubles with the hospital's Cerner billing system as part of the problem, according to a Nevada…

  The healthcare industry is changing, and the CIO role is changing along with it. Once considered IT chiefs, CIOs are now an increasingly indispensible member of the C-suite, a leader relied upon to both lead hospitals' swelling IT departments…

  Many of the country's top CIOs came to their positions from stints in different leadership or clinical roles within hospitals and health systems or from IT roles outside the healthcare industry. Below is a roundup of 10 different career…