athenahealth has appointed Todd Rothenhaus, MD, to the newly created position of CMIO.

In the ongoing case of State of Florida et al v. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the U.S. Department of Justice has filed an appeal of the unconstitutionality of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act (PPACA).

Seven hospitals are among the organizations that have signed agreements to electronically exchange health information on shared patients through the Colorado Regional Health Information Organizations (CORHIO) network.

New OrleansMeaningful use is a way to help prevent heart attacks and strokes and help save lives, stated Farzad Mostashari, MD, deputy national coordinator in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. In other words, meaningful use provides a pathway for cardiologists to improve their job performance.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has released a draft request for proposal aimed at forming an open-source community around its VistA (Veterans Integrated System Technology Architecture) EHR system.

A computer containing an index file that held limited patient information was stolen from Eisenhower Medical Center on March 11.

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 (ONC-ATCBs). The following EHR certifications were announced recently:

ASCII Groups newest partner, Hielix, is offering ASCII members Hielix EHR Roadmap, an online application which automates physician assessment and product evaluation for EHRs.