The Physicians Foundation, an organization focused on the interest of physicians and their patients, has awarded approximately $2 million in grants to 15 organizations for various healthcare information technology projects, according to a Healthcare IT News report.

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission, a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body, has launched its Management Service Organization Accreditation Program in Maryland, according to an EHNAC news release.

The Centers of Medicare & Medicare Services has approved federal matching funds for four more states' electronic health record incentives programs, according to CMS news releases.

The Telecommunications Industry Association has shown support for the Federal Communications Commission's efforts in reforming its universal service healthcare support mechanism but strongly urges the FCC to implement flexible broadband programs for healthcare providers in rural communities, according to a…

In a new survey of physicians, 63 percent reported using mobile devices such as smartphones in treating patients, according to a report by Part B News.

The House has passed new legislation that would renew federal grants for state prescription drug monitoring networks and require states to make the systems more interoperable, according to a Government Health IT report.

Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced approximately $20 million in federal grants will be dispersed to help critical access and rural hospital facilities convert from paper-based to certified electronic health records, according to an HHS news release.

A survey conducted by the College of Health Information Management Executives finds that chief information officers appear to be cautiously optimistic about receiving stimulus funding under the HITECH Act, which provides incentive payments to healthcare professionals and organizations for meaningful…

A team of physicians from McGill's Department of Anesthesia in Montreal have performed the first "teleanesthesia," remotely administering anesthesia to a patient in Italy while they were in Montreal, according to a news release from McGill.

A survey conducted by eHealth Initiative and MedPlus suggests healthcare providers have been slow to sign contracts with health IT regional extension centers, according to the survey.