More than 3,000 primary care providers have enrolled in the California Health Information Partnership and Services Organization, Healthcare IT News reports.

CalHIPSO, a regional extension center, is the first REC in the nation to sign up …

In December 2010, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT announced plans to provide 10 states with a total of about $16 million in grants to promote breakthroughs in health information exchange.

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT is developing an interactive online dashboard to monitor the performance of regional extension centers and allow them to share lessons about their efforts to promote electronic health record implementation, Government Health IT …

Some health IT experts are recommending that the next stage of meaningful use requirements include provisions related to medical imaging because of the important role that imaging plays in medical diagnosis and treatment, Government Health IT reports.

Under …

In the coming year, FDA will access about 70 million patients’ electronic health records to monitor and investigate safety issues of previously approved drugs, CQ HealthBeat reports.

The pilot project is part of the larger Sentinel Initiative, which will allow …

About 81% of hospitals and 41% of office-based physicians in the U.S. are aiming to receive federal stimulus funding for the meaningful use of electronic health records, according to new survey results released by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, Modern Healthcare …

Three employees and a nurse under contract at University Medical Center in Tucson, Ariz., have been dismissed after they inappropriately accessed confidential electronic health records of patients, the Arizona Daily Star reports.

According to hospital spokesperson Katie Riley, the …

Earlier this month, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT released a final rule to establish the permanent certification program for health IT. The rule did not include any big surprises, something stakeholders say they are pleased about.

“Everybody worries about a big …

In an opinion column for Time’s “The Medical Insider,” Zachary Meisel — a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation clinical scholar and emergency physician at the University of Pennsylvania — writes that health IT tools can save lives and money but cautions that …

This year, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT will focus on efforts enabling health care providers to perform complex information exchanges, Government Health IT reports.

National Coordinator for Health IT David Blumenthal said ONC is considering how to facilitate a stronger, …