The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology held a free training session on eligibility issues, the relationship between HITECH and other government incentive programs and how the state and…

After the July 13 release of the final rules of meaningful use, providers all over the country are examining the 15 core regulations and 14 "a la carte" regulations to determine how and when they will quality for incentive payments.…

A study by consulting firm CapSite, based in Burlington, Vt., reported 69 percent of healthcare providers are unaware that there will be alternatives to the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology for certifying ambulatory EHR systems, according to the CapSite…

The Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing has announced state officials discovered an unauthorized removal of a computer hard drive from the state's Office of Information Technology Department, according to a department news release.

A study by IT services and consulting firm CSC reported that achieving meaningful use compliances is the number one priority for healthcare executives, according to a CSC report.

In 2008, Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County in Rock Springs, Wyo., decided to implement an EMR system. Within 18 months, at a cost of $2 million, MHSC became the first hospital in Wyoming to have a fully implemented, integrated EMR.…

A 12-month project called OpenNotes will analyze the consequences of making doctors' notes fully accessible to patients in electronic form, according to an article in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

A study published in the Annals of Family Medicine found that implementation of EHR can improve medical office efficiency and time management without diminishing trust in the physician-patient relationship, according to the Annals report.

Governor Martin O'Malley and medical industry leaders said Maryland begin its launch of its Electronic Health Information Exchange in September with hospitals in Montgomery County, according to a report by the Baltimore Business Journal.

Castle Connolly Medical, a medical rating company in New York City that publishes a list of America's Top Doctors, has announced that it will begin to recognize physicians who incorporate "meaningful use" of EHR in their practices, according to a…