The HITECH Act under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allows eligible healthcare providers to receive incentive payments upon demonstrating "meaningful use" of electronic health records. In order to meet meaningful use, providers must meet a set of…

Edwards Air Force Base has successfully implemented McKesson's Horizon Medical Imaging PACS as part of a new contract with the U.S. Department of Defense, according to a company news release.

The Office of the National Coordinator's advisory panel is seeking public comments on its newly released draft of Stage 2 meaningful use requirements, according to a Government Health IT news report.

Interoperability will be at "the top of the agenda" as the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT works toward Stage 2 meaningful use, according to a Government Health IT news report.

A survey conducted by Harris Interactive showed patients find it difficult to research primary care physicians, forcing patients to choose primary care physicians based on locations or what information is published on insurance company websites, according to a Healthcare IT…

Eighty-one percent of hospitals and 41 percent of practices plan to apply for federal incentive payments for adopting electronic health records technology, according to a survey by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

National Health IT Coordinator David Blumenthal, MD, has expressed support for considering medical imaging as part of the next phase of meaningful use, according to a Government Health IT news report.

Even though National Institutes of Health spending levels are currently high, the federal government should press ahead with more spending on medical innovation, according to a release by the Council for American Medical Innovation.

Although many hospitals are rapidly making a move toward deploying healthcare information technology in order to qualify for incentive payments through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, there is widespread concern that healthcare providers in smaller communities will not be…

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT will develop a dashboard that can track the progress of regional health IT extension centers and allow providers to view lessons learned on meaningful use of electronic health records, according to…