Carestream Vue RIS  v. 11 is 2011/2012 compliant and was certified as a complete EHR on July 27 by the Certification Commission for Health Information in accordance with the applicable eligible provider certification criteria adopted by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Hartford Hospital and VNA HealthCare, a home health agency that is also part of the Hartford Healthcare system in Connecticut, has reported the theft of an unencrypted laptop computer containing thousands of patients' personal information.

Only 26 percent of Americans prefer their medical records in a digital format, according to the results of the third annual EHRs online survey of 2,147 U.S. adults, conducted for Xerox by Harris Interactive in May.

Mobile devices offer providers the opportunity to keep patient health information in their pockets at all times, but organizations should expect challenges if they decide on mobile deployment. Representatives from the Cleveland Clinic and Sutter Health shared their experiences deploying mobile EHRs at the 4th annual mHealth World Congress.

In the increasingly vast health IT landscape, it can be difficult to determine what jobs are available where. Thats why the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) developed a web-based, visualization of existing and emerging positions in the field.

The Commonwealth Fund's board of directors has named David Blumenthal, MD, the next president to succeed Karen Davis on Jan. 1, 2013.

Consumer engagement is a top priority for U.S. health information exchanges (HIEs), according to the results of a survey of members of the National eHealth Collaborative's HIE Learning Network.

The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a nonprofit standards development organization and accrediting body, has submitted detailed comments on the request for information on governance of the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN).