The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued four new frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to the Meaningful Use program, including substantial new guidance on the Stage 2 transitions of care measures.

Sutter Health's $1 billion investment in an EHR system is not exactly resulting in a good return on its investment.

Medical device manufacturer Medtronic has notified 2,764 patients after a box of training records went missing at a facility in Minnesota.

PISCATAWAY, N.J., Aug. 26, 2013 -- IGI Health, a provider of collaborative healthcare IT and reporting solutions, today announced it has achieved full accreditation with the Outsourced Services Accreditation Program (OSAP) for Health Information Exchanges (HIEs) from the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC). EHNAC's OSAP accreditation recognizes excellence in health data processing and transactions, and ensures compliance with industry-established standards and HIPAA regulations. Through OSAP accreditation, other EHNAC candidates who use IGI Health will not have to pay for additional site visits to the organization.

While some have dubbed 2013 the year of EHR dissatisfaction, Micky Tripathi, says that’s not the case. In an exclusive interview with Clinical Innovation + Technology, the president and CEO of the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative and chair of the federal Health IT Policy Committee’s Information Exchange Workgroup, discussed the Meaningful Use program, the next ONC chief and more.

State information-collection systems are storing patient information in massive databases but often without patients' consent, according to a report from a consumer advocacy group.

SAN FRANCISCO-- Imprivata®, a leading global provider of healthcare IT security solutions, today introduced Imprivata OneSign® ProveID Embedded to enhance fast, secure No Click Access® to electronic medical records (EMRs) and other clinical applications within virtual desktop environments. Imprivata partners HP and IGEL Technology will integrate Imprivata OneSign ProveID Embedded directly into the firmware of their thin and zero clients, providing customers with an out-of-the-box solution for delivering seamless access to clinical applications and patient information at the point of care. Imprivata will showcase OneSign ProveID Embedded along with its single sign-on (SSO), authentication management and HIPAA-compliant secure text messaging solutions in booth #216 at this week’s VMworld® 2013 in San Francisco.

An office burglary at Advocate Medical Group (AGM) in Park Ridge, Ill., put the protected health information of more than four million patients at risk.