The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) EHR Association and the iHealth Alliance will work collaboratively to support efforts to develop practical, effective and optimized reporting tools to collect information on medical incidents that may be related to the use of health IT.

A new data network that integrates emerging research on the molecular makeup of diseases with clinical data on individual patients could drive the development of a more accurate classification of disease and ultimately enhance diagnosis and treatment, according to a new report from the National Research Council.

Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA) will collaborate to advance health IT workforce initiatives expected to grow in the next several years.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have released a final rule with comment period to revise the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System for calendar year 2012 to implement applicable statutory requirements and changes arising from the continuing experience with the system.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule that updates payment policies and rates for physicians and non-physician practitioners for services paid under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule in calendar year 2012.

Approximately 70 percent of employers supplement their qualified health benefit plans with additional employer-funded, non-qualified retirement benefits for their senior executives is one of the major findings in a pair of studies on executive benefits and healthcare compensation published Oct. 31 from Integrated Healthcare Strategies, a compensation and human resource consulting firm.

The Certification Commission for Healthcare IT (CCHIT) has launched The Source, an online certification management service with guides and interactive tools to help developers of commercial EHR products prepare for ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 testing and certification.

A brief computerized intervention improves how oncologists respond to patients' expressions of negative emotions, according to an article published in the Nov. 1 edition of the Annals of Internal Medicine.