Funding incentives for EHR use is the main goal of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) meaningful use initiative, and there are incentive programs for both hospitals and eligible professionals, according to Elizabeth Holland, health insurance specialist at the Department of Health and Human Services, who spoke during a CMS-sponsored webinar Aug. 8.

Humana and athenahealth have formed an alliance connecting Humana's Primary Care Rewards Program with athenahealth's EHR service.

Eclipsys has logged a solid second quarter, which ended June 30, with quarterly revenues of $134.4 million, compared to $129.8 million for the second quarter of 2009.

Oncology and neurosurgery technology company Elekta has received Surescripts certification for its MOSAIQ oncology information system.

Aetna, through its provider contracting process, will offer financial incentives to physicians who achieve specific quality of care goals and who make investments in technology for implementation of an EHR.

Health IT company Encore Health Resources inaugurated its EHRight tool this month to help hospitals meet federal requirements for the meaningful use of EHRs.

Axolotl has released Elysium Express, a new tool for hospital-to-physician and physician-to-physician connectivity providing an open migration path for health information exchange (HIE) needs.

The Leapfrog Group has grave concerns over the final meaningful use rule because it omits system checks for computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems, the group said in a statement.