After much discussion, debate and calls for more kinds of providers to be a part of Meaningful Use and efforts to increase interoperability, this week a proposed rule was issued that lays the groundwork for nursing and long-term care facilities to use EHRs and exchange information.

The Allgemeine Unfallversicherungsanstalt (General Accident Insurance Institution, AUVA) agreed to implement Cerner Millennium(R) electronic health record in seven emergency hospitals and four rehabilitation centers. The new agreement will significantly expand Cerner's market share in Austria.

The American Medical Association (AMA) and the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG) are teaming up to host a town hall meeting to give physicians a chance to discuss their concerns about EHRs and looming regulations. Among the national and local leaders who will take part in the conversation are U.S. Representative Tom Price, MD, and AMA President Steven J. Stack, MD. 

A proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services changes the Conditions of Participation for nursing homes and long-term care facilities lays the groundwork for the future use of EHRs and information exchange. 

President Barack Obama asked the U.S. Senate to confirm Andy Slavitt as the administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

More than two-thirds (68 percent) of surveyed physician practices do not believe their EHRs have produced a return on investment (ROI), according to the 2015 Tech Survey sponsored by Kareo.

DataMotion has announced a comprehensive, new API program enabling scalable, fast and easy integration of its Direct Secure Messaging and SecureMail services into third party solutions and services.

An Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audit found that the Arkansas Department of Human Services overpaid a total of 14 hospitals EHR incentive payments $1.2 million.