A growing number of buyers are replacing their EHRs. According to a three-year study conducted by Software Advice, the number of buyers who purchased new EHRs to replace their current EHRs increased by almost 50 percent--from 21 percent to 31 percent between 2010 and 2013.

The Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s Massachusetts eHealth Institute (MeHI) will award $1.5 million in grant monies to EHR, clinical information system (CIS) and other care management system vendors to develop Direct Project-compliant interfaces for the interoperable exchange of health information in the commonwealth.

The big news this week centered around the ongoing debates on Meaningful Use and ICD-10.

MINNEAPOLIS -- Healthcare providers will have access to a new continuum of technology management solutions across the “big three” health providers in a community -- clinic, hospital and post-acute care facilities -- with Healthland’s acquisition of American HealthTech (AHT).

The Defense Department (DoD) is moving forward with plans to acquire a commercial EHR solution, according to a May 21 memo. Earlier this year, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel temporarily suspended plans to issue a request for proposal for an EHR. Since then, he said it's become clear that the DoD must pursue acquisition of a commercial system.

VALDOSTA, Ga., May 21, 2013 -- ClientTell, an enterprise-class notifications company, today announced that its ReminderManager patient communication solution has joined the Greenway Medical Technologies Online Marketplace as a certified API solution for users of Greenway's PrimeSUITE platform.

A data entry error in March caused a data breach affecting 8,330 patients of Louisiana State University Health System in Shreveport.

More than half of all doctors and other eligible providers have received Medicare or Medicaid incentive payments for adopting or meaningfully using EHRs, according to an announcement made by Health & Human Services Department Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.