University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is planning to open an imaging center in West Mifflin, Penn., according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report. The center is planned to include oncology, MRI, CT, diagnostic radiology, ultrasound and other imaging services. UPMC bought…

Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital will be installing a software system that would increase communication and efficiency between various hospital departments, according to a Midland Reporter-Telegram news report.

Government officials say health IT, including electronic health records, will be an essential part of the newly released National Vaccine Plan's success, according to a Government Health IT news report.

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives submitted its comments on the impending meaningful use stage 2 objectives, requesting that more time be allocated to enable assessment of stage 1 progress and improved preparation for moving to stage 2, according…

By this fall, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT hopes to test tools that will enable patient data sharing and develop the technical descriptions for patient data sharing, according to a Government Health IT news report.

An employee of Henry Ford Health System lost a flash drive containing personal information on 2,777 patients on Jan. 31, according to a Detroit Free Press news report.

T-System, a provider of IT solutions for emergency medicine, has launched T SystemEV STAT, a web-based module that aggregates real-time data to help ED physicians and staff in making decisions about patient flow, staffing and resources, according to a company…

More than 21,000 eligible healthcare providers have registered in CMS' electronic health record incentive program, up from 13,000 registrants in January, according to a Government Health IT news report.

Forty-four percent of hospitals said they are "likely" or "most likely" ready to meet stage 1 of meaningful use, according to a Healthcare IT News report.

In regards to health information exchanges, privacy and security, adoption and use and sustainability are the top three greatest concerns for healthcare industry leaders, according to survey results from the National eHealth Collaborative.