Significant improvements in immunization registry use and efficiency of reporting were found after the launch of automated reporting through EHRs, according to research published in Applied Clinical Informatics.

It doesn’t appear that anyone working in the federal government is slowing down this summer. The debate surrounding Meaningful Use rages on, including a new Senate hearing, and a new survey indicates a vastly different EHR market in just a few years. Meanwhile, we covered a huge breach and substantial fine for HIPAA violations.

Black Book Rankings, a division of Black Book Market Research, polled 880 EHR consultants, analysts, managers and support team members and found that nine of 10 agree that the majority of EHR vendors currently implemented will fail to sustain operations by the time Meaningful Use Stage 3 is fully implemented.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released new data that demonstrate that doctors and hospitals are using EHRs to provide more information securely to patients and are using that information to help manage their patients' care.

CLEVELAND, July 15, 2013 -- Healthcare organizations from around the world will meet at Hyland Software on July 16 and 17 for the seventh annual OnBase/Epic User Forum. Designed to help healthcare providers address evolving organizational challenges, attendees will learn about the product road map, industry trends and best practices. OnBase users and experts from Hyland Software and Epic will share their experience integrating the OnBase enterprise content management (ECM) solution with the Epic electronic medical record (EMR). Integrating Registration, Revenue Cycle Management and EMR solutions enables healthcare providers to connect information across all departments within the organization, centralizing patient information and improving departmental efficiencies.

WICHITA, Kan., July 12, 2013 -- Integrated Solutions Group, Inc. (ISG), a Hutchinson-based corporation and parent company of Professional Data Services, Inc., (PDS) has acquired Data Strategies, Inc. (DSI) out of Poway, Calif. The acquisition will significantly grow the company's foothold in the electronic health records (EHR) industry and position it as a national player within the ambulatory medical practice community.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT unveiled its new mark for certified EHR technology. The mark will appear on EHR products that have been certified by an ONC-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) and will indicate that the product meets the 2014 Edition Standards and Certification Criteria.

PLANO, Texas-- Dell is the leading provider of healthcare information technology services globally, based on a recent Gartner report.1 The ranking, which is based on 2012 revenue, marks the third consecutive year Dell has achieved the No. 1 ranking for healthcare services.