A new study in Pediatrics suggests allowing hospitalized children to videoconference with family members both improves the patient experience and reduces stress, promoting healing.

While generally supporting CMS' proposal to allow providers additional flexibility in attesting to meaningful use this year, the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has recommended several changes to the program the organization believes will help providers meet the requirements…

The American Medical Association and the Medical Group Management Association wrote a letter Friday to CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner, asking eligible physicians be given more time to apply for a hardship exception because of the timing of CMS' proposed meaningful…

Amcom Software has achieved Cisco compatibility certification, meaning Amcom's solutions support the latest wireless LAN standards.

HIMSS Analytics has recently recognized ambulatory clinics at four health systems for reaching stage 6 on its Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model.

HIMSS Analytics has recognized 24 hospitals that have recently reached stage 6 on its Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model.

The ONC, several states and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration have announced the successful test exchange of behavioral health data across state lines using Direct messaging.

Lygeia Ricciardi, the head of the ONC's Consumer eHealth Program and Office, will resign her position effective July 25.

Meaningful use stage 2 requires providers to use Consolidated Clinical Document Architecture to exchange patient records. However, many 2014 Edition electronic health record systems contain variations and errors in their C-CDA that could limit the reliability of exchanged data, according…

The following mHealth apps were recently launched and reported in the past week.