In April, released patents showed Google was working on a 'smart' contact lens with the ability to monitor glucose levels in wearers' tears, aiding diabetes management. Now, Google has partnered with the eyewear division at pharmaceutical firm Novartis to make…

Using electronic health records to both select trial participants and track their progress could be cheaper and more effective than a traditional clinical trial structure, according to a study in Health Technology Assessment.

In 2008, just 7 percent of physicians in the U.S. used e-prescribing software. Now, about 70 percent do, according to a new report from the ONC.

The average percentage of physicians e-prescribing through an electronic health record increased tenfold from December 2008 to April 2014, jumping from 7 percent to 70 percent, according to a data brief from the ONC.

More than half of healthcare providers — 55 percent — are using a commercial practice management software, but 63 percent of those users are looking to replace that software, according to a report from practice management comparison site Software Advice.

When comparing types and prevalence of dispensing errors for electronically transmitted prescriptions versus paper prescriptions, e-prescriptions did not necessarily result in fewer prescription errors, according to a study in BMJ Quality & Safety.

Safeguarding protected health information is becoming more prevalent than ever as HIPAA concerns and data breaches continue to be top of mind in the health IT field.

So far in 2014, more than 110 hospitals have purchased integrated solutions from Truven Health for their electronic medical record systems.

  "To improve the quality of our healthcare while lowering its cost, we will make the immediate investments necessary to ensure that, within five years, all of America's medical records are computerized." — President-elect Barack Obama, Jan. 8, 2009

Healthcare providers typically spend approximately 15 minutes conducting a patient exam and then another 15 minutes updating the patient record. However, the use of speech recognition software can help reduce the amount of time physicians spend on paperwork, according to…