Aetna's Chief Medical Officer Lonny Reisman, MD, presented a new plan by the insurer that will provide financial incentives to physicians through its contracting process for using electronic health records implementation to achieve quality of care goals, according to a…

Democratic New York Senator Charles Schumer introduced the Electronic Health Record Incentives for Multi-campus Hospitals Act, which ensures that payment incentives for EHRs would be available to all qualified hospitals that are part of larger multi-campus hospital systems sharing a…

When NorthShore University HealthSystem in Illinois installed its electronic medical record in 2003, "we thought the main advantage would be patient safety, such as eliminating errors from hand-writing prescriptions," says CIO Tom Smith. Now, after seven years of use, Mr.…

ActiveHealth and IBM have released a new support solution that will help medical professionals to access patient information, according to a news release by Aetna.

Milford (Conn.) Hospital has appointed Lloyd Friedman, MD, as chief operating officer, according to a News Times report.

Two U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality websites — the National Guideline Clearinghouse and the National Quality Measures Clearinghouse — have been relaunched, according to a news release by ECRI Institute.

GE and Intel have announced a joint venture to create a new healthcare company focused on telehealth and independent living, according to a news release by GE.

Mountainview, Calif.-based El Camino Hospital has teamed up with Mountain View Fire Department and American Medical Services to launch "Lifenet," technology used to streamline care for heart attack patients, according to a Mercury News report.

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center is testing its newest installation of "smart rooms" in its facility, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.

Public health experts lobbied last week for adding more public health goals to the "meaningful use" incentive plan, according to a Government Health IT report.