Larger information exchanges, whether through growth or merger, are producing better results.

Meaningful Use has led the country to a dramatic increase in EHR adoption and the focus on information exchange makes the accurate linkage of patients with their health information more important and more complex than ever.

After multiple requests from a range of established organizations and newly created coalitions to relieve the burden of Meaningful Use, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced its intent to engage in rulemaking to update the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs beginning in 2015.

A pharmacist employee at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco accessed the medical records of 844 patients over the course of one year without a business or treatment purpose.

Congressional leaders convened on Jan. 27 for an initial discussion exploring the need for federal data breach legislation.

Providers in rural areas with small practices and fewer resources might not be able to sustain the meaningful use of EHRs, according to a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jan. 27, 2015 — The organization connecting Electronic Health Records (EHRs) for nearly one million patients at 11 different health care facilities in Georgia, is growing. In the past six months, the number of data sources providing information through the GRAChIE network has grown by 450 percent.

UMC, Cerner announce 10-year extended and enhanced relationship to align EHR and Clinical IT teams at UMC, Texas Tech Physicians of Lubbock and UMC Physicians Network Services.