EHR technology requires changes to protect the medical privacy of adolescent patients, the American Academy of Pediatrics says in a new policy statement.

Six state health information exchanges (HIEs) will receive Direct messaging capabilities from ICA, which develops HIE interoperability technology.

Ohio's health information exchange—CliniSync—has added yet another facility to the list of those connected in the state. Southern Ohio Medical Center is the 57th hospital in Ohio to join CliniSync and is now electronically transmitting health information and data.

Although they have improved in recent years, health IT vendors need to produce better products for community physician practices, according to a an article published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Health Information Management Association.

The Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT (ONC) is developing the Cypress Project, a web-based, open-source tool to serve as the official testing tool for the 2014 EHR certification program.

The Indian Health Services (IHS) is building a first-generation personal health records (PHR) system to serve more than 2 million beneficiaries.

The early adopters are all in, avoiding paper charts and embracing electronic interfaces like they’re the second coming of the horseless carriage.