A new ONC-sponsored report from RAND with support from the ECRI Institute uses six case studies to reveal patient safety issues related to health IT products.

The following four health IT startups have announced new funding within the past week:

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick (D) has announced 61 of the states' hospitals and health centers will share $23 million in grants to support various improvement projects and initiatives. For the first time, this year's awardees were required to submit a…

The College of American Pathologists, the Association for Pathology Informatics and the Association of Pathology Chairs have announced the joint launch of a new clinical informatics curriculum for pathology residents.

UNC Health Care is the first in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area to use the North Carolina Health Information Exchange's Direct messaging solution.

A study at four Pittsburgh-area UPMC hospitals reveals a text message-based intervention can help promote healthy alcohol consumption practices in young adults.

Electronic health record giant Epic has added about 600 employees since February, bringing its total workforce to about 7,400, according to a report in the Wisconsin State Journal.

Disruptive business models may be the key to combating the rising cost of healthcare, writes Steve Lamb, vice president and lead partner at Memphis, Tenn.-based Implant Partners.

Louisville, Ky.-based Passport Health Plan has appointed Troy May CIO, according to a Louisville Business First report.

The Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing has suspended a physician's license to prescribe controlled substances, claiming his telemedicine practices posed an immediate and significant danger to the public, according to an emergency court order.