Allscripts is demonstrating the "Power of All" at its HIMSS15 booth and how it drives smarter healthcare by powering precision care, building healthy populations and inspiring innovation. 

In addition to efforts to improve interoperability through its participation in the CommonWell Health Alliance, Cerner recently completed the acquisition of Siemens Health Services. 

A new proposed rule released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on April 10 aligns Meaningful Use Stages 1 and 2 objectives and measures with the long-term proposals for Stage 3 that aim to reduce complexity and simplify reporting.

Meaningful Use registration and attestation numbers focused on Medicaid eligible professionals during the April 7 Health IT Policy Committee meeting because they are registering to participate at a higher level than was initially anticipated by the federal government. 

CareCloud and MCIS, a healthcare IT company established from within the Marshfield Clinic in Marshfield, Wisc., announced a partnership to deliver a joint, cloud-based solution to help improve the clinical, financial and administrative outcomes of large ambulatory medical practices. 

Cerner and Epic Systems have joined iPatientCare as Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Designated Test EHR Program participants, which in the past have also included Meditech and McKesson.

A 26-year-old's experience detecting his own brain tumor points to the potential benefits of patients having full access to their health data.

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vocera Communications, Inc. (NYSE:VCRA), the leading provider of intelligent, real-time communication and collaboration solutions for mission-critical mobile environments, announced today the introduction of enhanced functionality that enables interactive communications between Electronic Health Record systems (EHR) and the Vocera Communication System.