As of this month, three hospitals in the Syracuse, N.Y., area have fully implemented electronic health records systems, according to a WRVO report.

The following IT and informatics executive moves have been reported in the past two months, starting with the most recent.

Hospitals and health systems are increasingly turning to telemedicine to improve access to care while increasing efficiency and reducing costs.

HIMSS Analytics has recognized 25 hospitals that have reached stage 6 on its Electronic Medical Record Adoption Model.

A majority of Vermont residents already support health information exchange. According to a recent survey conducted by Vermont Information Technology Leaders, 77 percent of the state's residents are aware of the new statewide HIE, and about 90 percent of residents…

  Health IT giant Cerner's board of directors has approved a plan to repurchase $100 million more of the company's own stock, raising the total cap to $317 million.

Three in four healthcare organizations plan to hire additional IT staff in 2014, according to the HIMSS Workforce Survey.

Athens (Ga.) Regional Health System CEO James Thaw has resigned. His resignation follows clinician and staff complaints about a new Cerner electronic health record system, according to an Athens Banner-Herald report.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Mass., will offer a four-day continuing education course this summer focused on teaching leaders from across industries how to successfully innovate.

More than 100,000 mHealth apps are currently available on the iOS and Android platforms, double the number that were available in 2012, according to a new report, "mHealth App Developer Economics 2014."