The Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has updated its work plan with a new focus area on EHRs. 

A new study found significant variation in EHR vendors' commitment and understanding of the need for usable EHRs.  

PLANO, Texas, June 8, 2015 – Dell Services today announced that it has achieved MEDITECH READY certification – one of only nine North American vendors currently READY-certified. The certification enables Dell Services to further equip healthcare customers with integrated and secure IT solutions, resulting in overall patient care improvement. 

The American Medical Association (AMA) has adopted a policy to ensure medical students receive necessary hands-on clinical experience using EHR. 

Two legislators reintroduced a bill that would make behavioral health and substance misuse treatment professionals eligible for Meaningful Use. 

In the wake of numerous health data breaches, a new data brief from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT says consumers are concerned about the privacy and security of their medical records regardless of whether they are paper or electronic.

Consumers are concerned about the privacy and security of their medical records regardless of whether they are paper or electronic, according to a new data brief from the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT.

Almost 70 percent of small and solo physician practices are on board with web-based EHRs, according to a four-month user poll of 5,700 small and solo physician practices across all medical and surgical specialties recently published by Black Book Market Research.