Health IT is a burgeoning industry. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates health IT employment will increase 21 percent through 2020. At the same time, troops are starting to return to American soil and transition back to civilian life.

Alpharetta, Ga.-based MedAssets has revealed its latest Decision Support Costing and Contracting system.

Agfa HealthCare and Hyland have collaborated to integrate Agfa's enterprise imaging platform with Hyland's OnBase content management technologies.

It's no secret hospitals and health systems are increasingly investing in health IT tools and resources.

Maywood, Ill.-based Loyola University Health System has appointed Christopher Wood, MD, CMIO, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

UPMC Altoona (Pa.) Hospital plans to offer telemedicine services this fall in the emergency room and maternity unit, according to a WTAJ report.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center plans to implement a telemedicine program to help treat patients in the Dominican Republic, according to a Cincinnati Business Courier report.

Electronic medical record platform provider Modernizing Medicine has introduced a new system enabling Physician Quality Reporting System reporting through their EMR, according to a news release.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) signed a law that caps the amount healthcare providers can charge patients for digital and paper copies of their medical records.

The federal health insurance marketplace was unable to resolve 2.6 million of the 2.9 million inconsistencies — 89.6 percent — on applications for enrollment in health plans, according to a report from HHS' Office of the Inspector General.