CMS has released an updated application for meaningful use hardship exceptions, providing clarification on the new requirements for obtaining an exception and avoiding financial penalties for failure to attest in 2014.

Black Book Rankings has released two reports identifying the best electronic health record systems for hospitals of varying sizes. The rankings were compiled based on user ratings in 18 operational areas from 22,059 users.

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives announced that it will be partnering with Next Wave CONNECT, developer of the first healthcare industry-specific enterprise social networking solution, to offer CHIME members and others in the health IT field a new…

Healthcare IT professionals' greatest concern around mobile health technologies is the potential of a data breach, according to a survey of attendees of the HIMSS 2014 Annual Conference and Exhibition.

As many as 168,500 patients' personal data was stolen from a Los Angeles County contractor's office on Feb. 5, 2014 when computer equipment was stolen.

The adoption of electronic health records and other IT systems has lead to a significant increase in the amount of data collected by hospitals and other healthcare providers, necessitating a storage strategy.

IT hiring across industries grew modestly in February, suggesting CIOs are slowly but surely adding to their staffs, according to a report in CIO magazine.

During the Interactive portion of the annual South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas, which wrapped up Tuesday, healthcare and technology leaders discussed the future of care delivery.

As hospitals comply with the meaningful use requirement regarding notifiable disease reporting, the amount of data sent to public health departments will double, according to a study in the Online Journal of Public Health Informatics.

The Electronic Health Record Association, part of HIMSS, has announced 17 leading EHR vendors have signed its code of conduct.