Richard Fessler, MD, PhD, of Northwestern University and Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, is leading the first clinical trial testing the safety of embryonic stem cells in humans, according to a Reuters report.

The Rhode Island Regional Extension Center has opened its Vendor Marketplace, which was created to assist primary care providers in choosing electronic health record software and achieving meaningful use, according to a news release.

A Louisiana health agency unintentionally deducted approximately $3.4 million from reimbursements to physicians for care provided to the poor through the federal Medicaid program, according to a news report by the Advocate Capitol News Bureau.

A study conducted by University of Pennsylvania researchers assessed the effectiveness of using a computerized physician order entry system to reduce orders for anticoagulant medication warfarin in combination with an antibiotic, which can result in deadly side effects, according to…

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has launched a website listing all electronic health record products that have been certified by various authorized testing and certification bodies under the Temporary Certification Program, according to a report…

The Office of Personnel Management will be creating a health claims database, which will be used to assess and track trends and costs related to healthcare based on medical claims submitted by healthcare providers for federal employees and other individuals…

In a 2008 survey, 6.7 percent of more than 4,200 office-based physicians said they "routinely" e-mailed patients about clinical matters, according to a release by the Center for Studying Health System Change.

A study conducted by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives suggests staffing shortages in healthcare information technology can put health IT projects at risk and become a barrier to successfully implementing electronic health records, according to a CHIME news…

TouchNet Information Systems, based in Lenexa, Kan., has announced its release of RevenueStream, a new software product designed for increased efficiency in hospital billing, according to a company news release.

A study conducted by a regional extension center in California suggests that safety-net primary care physicians that handle a majority of ethnic minority patient visits are falling behind in adoption of electronic health records, according to a Healthcare IT News…