Decades-old regulations currently prohibit information about a patient's drug or alcohol treatment to be shared without the patient consenting to each disclosure. Now, federal officials are looking to relax these laws to enable more robust health information exchange, according to…

It was on the battlefields of Iraq that Heather Roszkowski truly learned the importance of information security.

Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown, W. Va., has implemented Agfa HealthCare's DX-D Retrofit direct radiography system in its X-ray room.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier and Dallas-based MD Buyline have extended their contract that allows Premier members to access MD Buyline's health technology assessment solutions.

In total, 14 hospitals with 25 beds or less have been recognized HIMSS Analytics' Stage 7 Award, the highest level of electronic medical record progress a hospital or health system can attain. Currently, only 171 U.S. hospitals have reached HIMSS'…

Electronic health records by themselves may not be enough to drive significant quality improvement at physician practices, according to a new study in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Texting directives or medical advice to teens with chronic illnesses can help them better manage their condition, according to a study in Pediatrics.

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

HIMSS Analytics has recognized 37 ARCare and 18 MetroHealth System clinics with its Stage 7 Ambulatory Award, the highest level on its Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model.

The Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, a Johns Hopkins-affiliated facility that focuses on children and adolescents with brain disorders, will soon begin rendering services remotely to patients at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin, Md., through a new telemedicine partnership, according…