North Carolina-based Piedmont Healthcare notified approximately 2,000 patients of a potential breach of their credit card information and other personal information, according to a May 16 Charlotte Observer story.

Another stolen laptop is the source of yet another data breach. A password-protected, unencrypted laptop was stolen from the care of an employee of Indiana University Health Arnett in Lafayette.

Michigan Health Connect has linked its health information exchange (HIE) with emergency medical services (EMS) and the local fire department.

Four physician informaticists and the leader of a health information exchange (HIE) are the winners of the 2013 annual awards for outstanding achievement in applied medical informatics given by the Association of Medical Directors of Information Systems (AMDIS).

Health IT adoption in medical practices remains problematic for many U.S. physicians, according to a Deloitte Center for Health Solutions survey published on May 13.

The times they are a changin’--most notably when it comes to health IT.

How computers in the exam room affect patient-physician interactions largely hinges on a physician's communication skills, according to a recent American Medical Association board of trustees report.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has released a timeline for eligible professionals and eligible hospitals detailing quality reporting alignment across eHealth initiative programs.