Regional Medical Imaging in Flint, Mich., is collaborating with Merge Healthcare to meet meaningful use requirements.

Despite a host of uncertainties surrounding meaningful use, a pair of experts recommended that radiologists develop and implement a meaningful use certification plan and offered practical strategies to reach that goal, in a commentary published in the April issue of Journal of American College of Radiology. 

The Health Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) praised the selection of Farzad Mostashari, MD, to lead the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT, announced Friday.

The State of Hawaiis Public Safety Department has selected eClinicalWorks EMR system to help manage healthcare in seven correctional facilities.

Farzad Mostashari, MD, has been named National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC), effective April 8, according to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Mostashari succeeds outgoing coordinator David Blumenthal, MD, MPP, who has held the post since 2009.

The Molecular Imaging and Contrast Agent Database (MICAD), which provides free online scientific information regarding in vivo molecular imaging and contrast agents, has added 25 agents to its database.

CMIO.net presents a weekly update of the EHR products certified by the Office of the National Coordinator of Health IT Authorized Testing and Certification Bodies. The following EHR certification was announced recently:

Last week, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted a National Provider Call to walk eligible professionals through the process of determining eligibility and registering for the meaningful use incentive programs. On April 6, it was eligible hospitals turn.