Researchers suggest electronic health record alerts may pose some significant challenges to timely follow-up with patients, according to research published in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making.

Here are 10 recent findings impacting the anesthesia community, according to reports from various anesthesia journals, conferences and societies.

Healthcare providers in Virginia have partnered in a pilot program that integrates two health data exchange models, according to a news release.

Health IT officials, who believe the government's job is to lay a foundation for health IT innovation, are calling on the private sector to produce solutions and applications for some of the healthcare industry's toughest problems, including waste, according to…

A Health IT Policy Committee panel said stage 2 meaningful use should include a "spotlight" on the technical measures healthcare providers take to ensure security of health data, according to a Government Health IT news report.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse recently released several teaching tools to physicians to improve identification and treatment of patients suffering from substance abuse, according to an Anesthesiology News report.

Dentist anesthesiologists produce 10 percent of anesthesia research related to dentistry, though they represent only 1.5 percent of dentists who actively contribute to anesthesia research, according to a study published in Anesthesia Progress.

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has named Farzad Mostashari, MD, as new National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, effective April 8, according to an HHS announcement.

In a survey of approximately 1,200 consumers in Feb. 2011, only 7 percent said they have used a personal health record, while 51 percent reported never being exposed to PHRs, according to IDC Health Insights research published in a Health…

Alabama and Missouri have launched their respective Medicaid electronic health record incentive programs, bringing the total number of states to 13, according to a Government Health IT news report. States that have already launched Medicaid EHR programs include Alaska, Michigan,…