The Medical Society of Northern Virginia has announced the formation of a physician-led regional health information exchange.

More than half (55 percent) of providers do not bill either private payers or federal health programs for services performed via telemedicine, according to a study in Telemedicine and e-Health.

Last week, crowdfunding platform Kickstarter posted new rules officially expanding its base from arts-related projects to a host of other companies, including IT firms. However, the new rules explicitly exclude health-related technology from the site's expanded scope.  

Washington state's Medical Quality Assurance Committee has suspended the license of a Seattle anesthesiologist after charges allege he was sending sexually explicit text messages during surgeries, according to a Washington Department of Health news release.

Patient information data breaches can occur in a number of ways: computer hacking, theft, improper disposal and unauthorized access being a few of them.

The Healthcare Association of New York State has launched its NYS Triple Aim campaign, highlighting member hospitals and health systems that are transforming healthcare by focusing on healthcare's triple aim: improving population health, enhancing patient care quality and lowering costs.

Alpharetta, Ga.-based MedAssets was ranked No. 17 on Healthcare Informatics magazine's Top 100 Healthcare IT Companies list.

Pregnant women who received text messages regarding neonatal health adopted healthier behaviors and improved their health status, according to a study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Healthcare providers using the same electronic health records develop personalized patterns of EHR use for different features, according to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association.

CIOs of seven leading healthcare organizations came together for a CIO Summit on IT Cost Management and Value Realizations. Impact Advisors in collaboration with the Scottsdale Institute, published a report covering many of the cost management strategies discussed at the…