Mid-Valley Public Health Authority (MVPHA) and O-HITEC, Oregon's Health IT Extension Center, have partnered to advance EHR adoption in the state of Oregon.

A hard drive containing names, addresses, dates of birth, marital status, Social Security numbers and medical record numbers of MidState Medical Center patients has been misplaced, according to a notice posted on the Meriden, Conn. medical centers website.

EMR service organizations including Mayo Clinic, Geisinger Health System, Kaiser Permanente, Intermountain Healthcare and Group Health have established an interoperability consortium to exchange electronic health data, with the first data exchange slated to occur in the next year.

Most medical practices that have deployed EHRs intend to participate in the meaningful use incentive program, and interest is also high among practices migrating from paper systems, according to a report from the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA). However, comparatively few practices can currently meet the eligibility criteria, and practices are divided as to whether EHRs will increase physician productivity, the Englewood, Colo.-based association found.

HealthInfoNet, a Maine nonprofit that operates the statewide health information exchange (HIE) and Maine Regional Extension Center (MEREC), has selected athenahealth as a one of its supported EHR vendors.

Siemens Healthcare is adding CARE Analytics to its portfolio of CARE (Combined Applications to Reduce Exposure) applications. The new application allows dose received by patients during an examination with Siemens CT scanners, x-ray and fluoroscopy devices, and angiography systems to be analyzed and evaluated.

The eHealth initiative has released the 2011 eHealth Initiative Toolkit, the third iteration of its online document designed to assist stakeholders with implementation and maintenance of health information exchanges (HIEs), according to the Washington, D.C.-based group.

With meaningful use attestation a mere two weeks away, a 90-minute National Provider Call on Registration hosted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on April 1 devoted roughly half an hour to a presentation on registering eligible professionals (EPs), and an hour to answering attendee questions.