It looks like there is another contender for the anticipated multi-billion dollar Department of Defense Healthcare Management System Modernization contract.

About 1.3 million people’s health information is at risk after hackers gained entry to Montana’s Department of Public Health and Human Services' computer server.

Behavioral health providers have sought inclusion in the Meaningful Use and information exchange for some time. During the most recent Health IT Policy Committee meeting, the group voted to move forward recommendations regarding sending and receiving capabilities for behavioral health data.

Dublin, Ohio, June 24, 2014 -- Updox, the industry leader for physician connectivity and CRM solutions for health care, announced the organization achieved full accreditation with the Direct Trusted Agent Accreditation Program (DTAAP) as a Health Information Service Provider/Registration Authority/Certificate Authority (HISP/RA/CA) from DirectTrust.org and the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC). Accreditation by EHNAC certifies that an organization’s Direct secure messaging services meet HIPAA and HITECH requirements, industry standards, and Direct Project regulations. Updox is one of just 12 organizations having received each of the three HISP/RA/CA accreditations from EHNAC and DirectTrust.org.

BOULDER, Colo.--LogRhythm, The Security Intelligence Company, today announced that its award-winning Security Intelligence Platform has achieved 2014 Edition Ambulatory and Inpatient Modular EHR ONC HIT Certification, making it the only security intelligence platform to achieve this certification. As a result, it supports healthcare providers and hospitals with Stage 1 and Stage 2 Meaningful Use measures required to qualify for funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25, 2014-- Practice Fusion, the country's largest physician-patient community, and Emdeon Inc., a leading provider of healthcare revenue and payment cycle management and clinical information exchange solutions, are teaming up to offer automated health plan eligibility checks in the Practice Fusion EHR.  When scheduling a patient visit through the Practice Fusion EHR, medical professionals will be able to check that patient's health plan information electronically via the Emdeon network, which will eliminate the need to call individual payers to verify coverage.

The Department of Health & Human Services has launched a federal investigation into HIPAA privacy violations at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, according to news sources.

Stolen medical files that may be those of German F1 racing driver Michael Schumacher are being offered for sale, according to an article on CNN.com.