A study by healthcare technology rating company KLAS found that out of 38 candidates, five HIE providers were considered in more than 10 percent of buying decisions, according to an Information Week report.

Organizations that wish to be temporarily certified for using EHR may now submit applications to The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, according to a news release from the ONC.

The process of drafting and evaluating a software RFP can be an arduous and time consuming task that has minimal impact on the selection of a solution vendor. Given that RFPs are difficult to create, software vendors are typically asked…

Here are five things you should know about the global anesthesia and respiratory devices market, according to GBI Research's "The Future of Anesthesia and Respiratory Devices, Competitive Landscape and Forecasts to 2016."

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…