A report recently released by JASON, an independent group of science and technology experts that often advises the federal government, calls on HHS to use meaningful use stage 3 to promote a standardized, national health IT architecture that would be…

UNC Health Care, based in Chapel Hill, N.C., will temporarily reduce the number of patients seen at its facilities while the launch of the system's new Epic electronic health record system is underway.

Healthcare is a data-driven industry. Healthcare providers collect information from patients to analyze and arrive at a diagnosis, prognosis or treatment. Health systems look at data on a larger scale to identify areas for clinical improvement, or areas in which…

Recently, Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia expanded their existing relationship by connecting their EHR systems to allow providers from both systems to seamlessly share patient information.

Dr. Frank Kousaie of Crystal Clinic will review electrical anesthesia for pain management at Becker’s 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Business of Spine. Register by May 1st for discounted admission!

Roswell, Ga.-based Tea Leaves Health has announced the release of Physicianology 2.0, a new physician relationship management solution

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic has released a new app that allows consumers to pay $50 a month to access many of the hospital's resources, according to a Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal report.

The first quarter of 2014 broke records for health IT funding, as venture capital firms poured $858 million into both startups and established companies.

Recent studies have shown e-prescribing to have a host of benefits, including a more streamlined workflow for physicians, a reduction in errors that result from misread handwritten prescriptions and increased patient satisfaction. However, the costs associated with e-prescribing have kept…

By sending claims outside of the U.S. for processing, state Medicaid agencies are increasing the risk of compromising beneficiaries' protected health information, according to a report from HHS' Office of the Inspector General.