The ECRI Institute has released a list detailing the top 10 most dangerous technologies for 2011, listing healthcare information technology complications as one of those potential hazards, according to an organization white paper.

Researchers used a prototype reporting system designed by investigators from the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine to study causes of medication errors and adverse drug events in primary care practice offices, according to a study published in…

A survey conducted by Robert Half Technology, a company that staffs information technology professionals on a project and full-time basis, shows chief information officers expect a modest increase in hiring in the fourth quarter, according to a company news release.

Aetna, the third largest medical insurer in the country, has agreed to buy Medicity, a Salt Lake City-based health information services company, for approximately $500 million, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek news report.

The Office of the National Coordinator is distributing grants for breakthrough pilots in state health information exchanges to work through five challenges in sharing patient records nationwide, according to a government announcement.

The American Hospital Association is urging the Office of the National Coordinator to reassess its rules on certification of electronic health records, according to a letter addressed to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

UPMC's two-year-old pilot offering patients physician diagnoses by e-mail has become popular, but outside insurers still won't cover it, according to a report by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

A healthcare data breach can prove costly to an organization's bottom line and its reputation. Here are five best practices for crisis communication during a breach.

HIMSS Analytics has released a white paper discussing trends in the integration of hospital electronic medical records and medical devices, according to HIMSS Analytics.

In conjunction with the launch of Health People 2020, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services has posed a new challenge for technology application developers to help meet goals of preventing chronic disease, such as cancer, diabetes and heart…