Maricopa Integrated Health System, based in Phoenix, can continue its telemedicine partnership with Mayo Clinic after it received a donation from philanthropists in Missouri, according to a Phoenix Business Journal news report.

More than 1,000 primary care physicians in Maryland have signed up to adopt electronic health records and connect to other providers through a health information exchange, according to a Baltimore Sun news report.

A government website shows some 300 hospitals, physicians and insurance companies have reported data breaches of patient information, spanning over the last couple of years, according to a New York Times news report.

A woman has been charged with violating HIPAA after law enforcement officials discovered she had stolen medical records of approximately 4,500 patients at Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala., according to a Birmingham News report.

The Massachusetts Regional Extension Center has recruited more than 2,500 physicians in helping them adopt electronic health records and achieve meaningful use, according to a Government Health IT news report.

Research findings show that electronic health records systems provide improved benefits over paper workarounds but also demonstrate some significant challenges as well, according to an Indiana University news release.

Solo physicians and small physician practices find it harder to remain financially viable as they work to choose, implement and learn to use electronic health records, according to a Government Health IT news report.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is seeking public comments regarding healthcare providers' experience with digital certificates, according to a Healthcare IT News report.

Hospitals are developing or expanding patient portals to give patients better access to their personal medical records, according to several news reports.

Lynchburg, Va.-based Centra Health has joined the Social Security Administration MEGAHIT project, according to a news release.