Recent research published online in the Journal of American Medical Informatics Association suggested that factors related to technology design have strong effects on acceptance, even one year after an EHR implementation.

Centura Health, a faith-based nonprofit health system, based in Englewood, Colo., has agreed to connect its EHR system to the Colorado Regional Health Information Organization's (CORHIO) health information exchange (HIE) network.

A collaborative of seven organizations, including the American Hospital Association, American Medical Association and the Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society, has proposed changes to clarify and streamline the process of achieving meaningful use objectives.

The University of Kansas Hospital, a 606-bed academic medical center in Kansas City, Kan., has gone live with Zynx Health's 240 ZynxOrder evidence-based order sets deployed via computerized provider order entry.

Royal Philips Electronics has acquired AllParts Medical, a privately owned U.S.-based provider of imaging equipment parts and training.

Diagnostic testing services provider Quest Diagnostics will donate EHR software and services to physicians in small practices serving minority populations in Houston, according to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Minority Health.

eQHealth Solutions, the regional extension center (REC) for Mississippi, has hit 100 percent of its sign-up goal of 1,000 priority primary care providers, according to a blog posting on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) website.

BOSTONIn the current regulatory environment, certification means an EHR has minimum level of testable criteria and interoperability, said Karen M.  Bell, MD, chair of the Commission for Certification of Health IT (CCHIT), during the recent CMIO Summit Clinical IT Leadership Forum.