A survey conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers' Health Research Institute found that 40 percent of the respondents would pay for a remote monitoring device and a monthly subscription fee that would send their health information directly to their physician, alert them via…

A survey conducted by Premier shows that hospitals are increasingly collecting and reporting healthcare-associated infection data to a national network, according to a Healthcare IT News report.

The Health & Human Services Department has launched a website, where healthcare professionals can sign on to volunteer during an emergency or disaster in their state, according to a Government Health IT report.

While the Office of the National Coordinator was still naming the final two Beacon communities, it also set up measures designed to highlight the communities' findings and successes, according to a Government Health IT report.

The Office of the National Coordinator has announced the addition of two more communities — Greater Cincinnati HealthBridge and Southeastern Michigan Health Association — to the Beacon Community program, according to an ONC news release.

HIMSS has launched Quality 101, a new online resource to serve as a primer for the basics and metrics of quality measurement and improvement, according to an HIMSS news release.

Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced three sets of grants and cooperative agreements totaling $17 million will be distributed for patient-centered outcomes research, according to an HHS news release.

John Klimek, senior vice president of industry information technology at the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, offers key insights into how hospitals can better fuse medication reconciliation with electronic medical records.

A study conducted by the Group Health Research Institute and the University of Washington reveals patient preferred that their healthcare providers ask them more than once for consent to share their medical information if that information is used in more…

Detroit Medical Center, which operates eight hospitals throughout the Detroit area, attributes a savings of more than $5 million to the use of electronic medical records, according to a Detroit Medical Center news release.