Displaying lab test costs in an EHR so clinicians can see a real-time price comparison of what they're ordering resulted in decreased ordering rates for certain tests and saved up to $107 per 1,000 visits per month.

An autism module added to an EHR's clinical decision support system improved screening rates for autism spectrum disorders and helped identify problems at a younger age, according to a study published in Infants and Young Children.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is seeking out multiple “test EHRs” for eligible providers, eligible hospitals and critical access hospitals to use if they pursue a second approach to meeting measure three of Meaningful Use Stage 2’s transitions of care objective.

EHRs are reaching market saturation, yet office-based providers continue to report struggles with productivity, workflow and usability related to their use, according to a report published by IDC Health Insights.

Payments made to patients of North Carolina state hospitals have been posted on a public website—perhaps for years.

The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are still working on developing a better EHR system for military service members. The two agencies first launched an effort to create a joint integrated EHR system back in 2009.

Orion Health, a leader in eHealth technology, the Nevada Health Information Exchange (NV-HIE) and Nevada’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), today announced that the NV-HIE Board of Directors selected the Orion Health HIE to power and enable a statewide electronic health information exchange. Orion Health HIE was selected to provide the technology that will support NV-HIE services and programs that advance trusted information exchange for the coordination and continuity of health care for all Nevadans – anywhere, anytime.

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: QSII) and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, announced today the unveiling of NextGen® Share, a new interoperability platform. NextGen Share will enable providers to safely, securely, accurately and quickly exchange clinical data and provide referrals without leaving their Electronic Health Record (EHR) system. It will offer providers a critical tool for delivering accountable, coordinated care, managing population health and making evidence-based clinical decisions; all important elements of healthcare reform initiatives. NextGen Share is the first joint solution from NextGen Healthcare and Mirth since Quality Systems, Inc., the parent company of NextGen Healthcare, acquired Mirth Corporation in September of this year.