Hospitals feel compelled to buy the $1.7 million da Vinci robot surgery system to stay competitive, despite lack of clear evidence that it is superior to other surgery, according to a report by the Chattanooga Times Free Press.

A study by Accenture's Innovation Center for Health and Institute for Health & Public Service Value found that 58 percent of current physician non-users of electronic medical records plan to implement EMRs within the next two years, according to an…

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center will launch an integrated medical record through Google Health in the spring, according to a release from UPMC.

A panel at the Cleveland Clinic selected 10 innovations from a list of 100 nominated by 60 doctors at the clinic. The winning innovations, elected last year, are ones that could have a direct patient benefit or enhance healthcare delivery…

Catholic Healthcare West, based in San Francisco, has committed an additional $400 million to expand its electronic health record system, after an initial roll-out of the system to eight of its hospitals, according to a report in the Sacramento Business…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health have announced an initiative designed to accelerate the process from scientific breakthrough to the availability of new, innovative medical therapies for patients, according to an FDA news release.

General Electric and Intel have pledged $250 million to help Mayo Clinic develop in-home monitoring equipment that could reduce patients' hospitalizations and ED visits, according to a report by the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal.

A federal workgroup has shown interest in giving hospitals and physicians greater flexibility in meeting CMS' proposed rule on meaningful use standards to qualify for electronic health record incentive payments, according to a report by AHA News Now.

A recent study commissioned by health IT vendor FairWarning found that nearly one third of the 200 hospitals polled said they are not ready to meet the privacy and security requirements of the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical…

Manchester, N.H., and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in New Hampshire have launched a program which offers financial incentives to city employees who choose to receive healthcare in lower-cost facilities for a range of high-volume, elective healthcare services, including…