Mergers and acquisitions are being largely driven by clinical integration through healthcare information technology, according to a Healthcare IT News report.

A recent report published by the Healthcare Performance Management Institute analyzed how healthcare organizations are using social media to achieve improved patient outcomes while reducing operational costs of care, according to an HPMI news release.

A survey conducted by SK&A, a healthcare information solutions and research company, showed that hospital- and health system-owned medical practices are leading the industry in adoption of electronic health records, according to a company news release.

A recent report published by MGMA showed that medical practices that use electronic health record systems report better financial performance than practices that do not have such systems, according to an MGMA news release.

Even groups of providers without an electronic health record system could access enough clinical data to function as accountable care organizations, according to a report cowritten by Elliot Fisher, MD, who coined the term ACO, in the Journal of the…

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published a revision of its Common Format – Device or Medical/Surgical Supply, which was designed to capture information about patient safety events related to health information technology, according to a news release…

The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare has partnered with 10 hospitals and health systems to address hand-off communication issues, including finding the causes of miscommunication and implementing new practices to prevent it, according to a Joint Commission news release.

The state of Tennessee has received federal approval to implement an electronic health record provider incentive program, according to a TennCare news release.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will be publishing clarifications to the meaningful use final rule and guidance for healthcare providers on how to meet quality measures mandated by the incentive program, according to a Government Health IT news…

A study published in the Archives of Surgery reported that a regional collaborative is an efficient way to improve outcomes for surgical patients, according to the study's abstract.