The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT unveiled its new mark for certified EHR technology. The mark will appear on EHR products that have been certified by an ONC-Authorized Certification Body (ONC-ACB) and will indicate that the product meets the 2014 Edition Standards and Certification Criteria.

The focus over the past month has been more on health IT and EHRs, not information exchange, but of course exchange underlies all other efforts.

Participation in health information exchange is on the upswing, with 30 percent of hospitals and 10 percent of ambulatory practices now linked to one of 119 U.S. operational HIEs, according a study in the July issue of Health Affairs.

PLANO, Texas-- Dell is the leading provider of healthcare information technology services globally, based on a recent Gartner report.1 The ranking, which is based on 2012 revenue, marks the third consecutive year Dell has achieved the No. 1 ranking for healthcare services.

Rural hospitals still trail urban hospitals when it comes to EHR adoption, but the divide is diminishing, according to a report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and new research it references.

CARROLLTON, Ga.-- Greenway Medical Technologies and Epic Systems have achieved interoperability between their solutions to improve care coordination for the thousands of patients two of their customers in Lancaster, PA treat in common. The electronic health record (EHR) systems of both companies are exchanging industry-standard Continuity of Care Documents (CCDs) between a large OB/GYN practice and the local hospital-based health system, securely sharing vital information to better coordinate care in their community of health.

Health Net of California, a subsidiary of insurer Health Net, is notifying approximately 6,700 members of its Health Net Medi-Cal program of a breach of their protected information.

The Michigan Department of Community Health has notified more than 49,000 individuals that a server of the Michigan Cancer Consortium containing their names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, cancer screening test results and testing dates was hacked.