In a new survey of physicians, 63 percent reported using mobile devices such as smartphones in treating patients, according to a report by Part B News.

The House has passed new legislation that would renew federal grants for state prescription drug monitoring networks and require states to make the systems more interoperable, according to a Government Health IT report.

Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced approximately $20 million in federal grants will be dispersed to help critical access and rural hospital facilities convert from paper-based to certified electronic health records, according to an HHS news release.

A survey conducted by the College of Health Information Management Executives finds that chief information officers appear to be cautiously optimistic about receiving stimulus funding under the HITECH Act, which provides incentive payments to healthcare professionals and organizations for meaningful…

A team of physicians from McGill's Department of Anesthesia in Montreal have performed the first "teleanesthesia," remotely administering anesthesia to a patient in Italy while they were in Montreal, according to a news release from McGill.

A survey conducted by eHealth Initiative and MedPlus suggests healthcare providers have been slow to sign contracts with health IT regional extension centers, according to the survey.

A new government health IT advisory panel is working toward establishing road rules for the nationwide health information network, according to a Government Health IT report.

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.