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.

In the orthopedic sphere, new implant technology does not always lead to higher clinical value, so research and development opportunities are increasingly focused on cost-effective surgical procedures instead of implant-focused innovations, according to an Implant Partners post.

Patient records from the electronic health record database at the Alabama Department of Public Health have been stolen, prompting the department to notify more than 500 people that their information may be compromised, according to a WAFF report.

Implementing an electronic medical record surveillance tool can help improve clinical outcomes related to sepsis, according to a study in Heart & Lung.

Texas A&M Health Science Center and Dell, both based in Round Rock, Texas, have partnered to develop a health technology academy for healthcare professionals to enhance their health IT knowledge, according to a news release.

A survey conducted by Opera Mediaworks, a mobile advertising platform, found iPhone and Android users use their smartphones differently, generally accessing different types of apps.

The global mHealth market is on the rise, as 19.1 million patients worldwide are expected to be utilizing remote patient monitoring devices by 2018, growing at a compound annual growth rate of 44.4 percent, according to a Berg Insight report.