Interoperability and upgrades will drive the European EHR market to grow through at least 2017, according to an October report published by market researcher Kalorama Information.

All signs indicate that health information exchange is chugging along, according to the most recent announcements of creation, expansion and new efforts to maximize their benefits.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has published a 10-page document correcting technical and typographical errors in the Meaningful Use Stage 2 final rule published on Sept. 4.

The theft of a hospital laptop containing registration records is the source of data breach with the potential to impact 27,000 patients.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT intends to survey a sample of clinical laboratories nationwide to develop a more complete understanding of existing laboratory exchange capabilities, according to a notice published Oct. 19 in the Federal Register.

There’s no shortage of ways for patient data to be compromised as proved by the latest reports of EHR security problems.

The Coastal Connect HIE of North Carolina committed to the walk, crawl, run approach during the process of its creation and expansion. Executive Director Yvonne Hughes shared the organization’s experience during an Oct. 16 webinar presented by the National eHealth Collaborative.

Akron General Medical Center employees were fired recently for violating hospital and federal privacy rules involving the fatal shooting of a patient in the intensive care unit.