A Veterans Health Administration study found that while telemedicine services are useful in detecting potential eye problems in primary clinics, more telemedicine patients are subsequently visiting eye doctors, creating an influx in specialty visits, according to a report by The…

The medical information of 3,675 Highmark members may be compromised due to health risk assessment results being mailed to the wrong patients, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.

The following is a roundup of recent health IT vendor contracts that have been reported within the past week.

The following is a roundup of recent health IT go-lives that have been reported within the past week.

Less than two weeks after the implementation of a Cerner electronic health record system at Athens (Ga.) Regional Medical Center, physicians began expressing patient safety concerns. According to a May 15 letter from medical staff leaders, the EHR had led…

The ONC has released a roadmap outlining its 10-year plan to achieve nationwide interoperability. The proposal sets specific goals and priorities for the three, six and 10-year mark:

The vast majority — 98 percent — of IT employees at healthcare organizations receive additional benefits along with their salaries, according to data from a recent HIMSS compensation survey.

A private health information exchange has successfully connected to Massachusetts' statewide HIE, Mass HIway. The connection marks the first HISP-to-HISP connection for the organization.

The University of Arizona Health Network, based in Tucson, has laid off 23 employees from the network's record keeping department following the implementation of an electronic health record system, according to a report in the Arizona Daily Star.

Medytox Solutions has purchased essentially all assets of electronic health record company Globalone Information Technologies.