Using web-based health information exchange technology from Orion Health, Louisiana-based Oschner Health System can now connect thousands of physicians to patient medical records, according to an Oschner news release.

The Department of Health and Human Services has sent a final set of standards, implementation specifications and certification criteria for EHR system testing to the Office of Management and Budget, according to a posting on the website of the Office…

Health Advancement Collaborative of Central New York, a coalition of Syracuse area businesses, hospitals, physicians and insurers, has announced the launch of HealtheConnections, an electronic network that will let Syracuse-area hospitals, insurers and physicians exchange electronic patient records, according to…

Eight in 10 hospital CIOs surveyed said they are concerned or very concerned that they will not be able to demonstrate "meaningful use" of electronic health records before the federal deadline in 2015, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers titled…

PerfectServe, a provider of clinician-to-clinician communication solutions, announced that Robert Takla, MD, MBA, has joined its advisory board. Dr. Takla currently serves as the chair and medical director of emergency medicine at St. John Hospital and Medical Center in Detroit,…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched the official website for the Medicare & Medicaid electronic health record incentive programs. These programs, established as a result of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, will…

Passport, a leading provider of patient access software and solutions, recently announced the launch of the eCare Patient Access Suite, a software suite that lets healthcare organizations verify patient information, address compliance and manage patient payments in advance of service.

Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives will hire more than 200 specialists across the country as part of a $1.5 billion program to enhance clinical information technology across its network of 72 hospitals in 18 states, according to a CHI news release.

Allscripts and Eclipsys, two major providers of electronic health records and other healthcare IT, announced plans to merge and create a universal EHR, according to a release from both companies.

Harbor Hospital in Baltimore has launched an advertising campaign contacting BlackBerry, iPhone, and other smartphone users about its ED services, according to a release from Harbor Hospital.