In accordance with mandates outlined in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has released its plan to upgrade its current computer and data systems to make data available to healthcare providers and…

Surescripts, a provider of e-prescription services, has been named an Authorized Temporary Certification Body of electronic health records by the Office of the National Coordinator, according to a Government Health IT news report. As an ONC-ATCB, Surescripts is authorized to…

The Office of the National Coordinator’s Health IT Policy Committee has pushed back the deadline for public comments on clinical quality requirements for stage 2 and stage 3 meaningful use to Dec. 31, according to a Healthcare IT News report.…

The personal health information of approximately 3,000 Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System patients has been disclosed in an unauthorized manner, according to a health system news release.

Researchers recently examined the various methods and interventions used to improve patient adherence to cardiovascular medications, according to an article published in the American Journal of Managed Care.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have reported that they are ready to launch registration on Jan. 3 for electronic health records incentive programs, according to a Government Health…

Progressing from basic electronic health record systems to advanced systems did not improve hospital care for patients being treated for heart failure, according to a report in the American Journal of Managed Care.

The Healthcare IT Policy Committee’s Quality Measure Workgroup will be accepting recommendations from the public until Dec. 23 on quality measures for Stage 2 and Stage of meaningful use, according to a Healthcare IT News report. The five core concepts…

Implementation of Clinical Documentation Improvement Programs in the hospital setting has grown exponentially over the last few years as a key financial strategy to address and meet the tough economic challenges faced in today’s current healthcare business climate.  Hospitals have…

The U.S. and Europe have signed an eHealth agreement that establishes a common approach to training of health IT workers and interoperability standards of electronic health records, according to a Healthcare IT News report.