A report published by financial advisory firm Marlin & Associates suggests companies in the healthcare information technology market will merge and consolidate into healthcare IT "mega firms" or "superstores" in the near future, according to a company news release.

St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tenn., is using a reservation program to limit the amount of time patients spend in the ED, according to a WMCTV report.

HIMSS, the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education and the Association of University Programs in Health Administration are teaming up to develop a healthcare IT curriculum, according to a Healthcare IT News report.

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests automated surveillance of clinical registries can help identify faulty cardiovascular devices, according to the study's abstract.

Encryption of patient data on hospital computers is now essential to protecting a hospital from legal and financial disaster, according to Robert Thibadeau, chief scientist for Wave Systems. A November study by non-profit organization Ponemon Institute reported that data breaches…

Researchers from Kaiser Permanente in Denver have concluded that targeted age-specific computerized alerts can reduce the number of D-dimer testing needed in elderly patients, according to the study's abstract.

A study published by the non-profit organization Ponemon Institute indicates that data breaches experienced by hospitals are more devastating to their reputations and financial standings than data breaches in other industries, according to a Forbes news report.

Surgeries in physicians' office, which make up 15 percent of all outpatient surgeries and are growing rapidly, can lower costs and provide surgeons with extra income, but states are only beginning to monitor this setting, according to a report by…

The Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services is in the final stages of testing health information systems that will act as management systems for incentive payments to healthcare providers participating in the meaningful use program, according to a Government Health…

HIMSS recently released its annual security survey detailing the opinions of information technology and security professionals working in healthcare settings regarding the tools and policies in place to secure electronic patient data at their organizations, according to a HIMSS news…