A federal interoperability roadmap isn't enough to appropriately address the current barriers to information exchange, according to a new report from the American Hospital Association. 

The Veteran's Administration has awarded a $100 million contract to J P systems to standardize medical terminologies.   

Cerner has unveiled a production version of HL7’s Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) standard that is being tested in its EHR.

Harvard Clinical Research Institute (HCRI), a world-renowned academic research organization, has expanded its endpoint adjudication services – and significantly reduced the timeline to complete the process – by implementing eClinicalOS (eCOS), a multi-faceted, cloud-based clinical trials solution from the eClinical division of Merge Healthcare (NASDAQ:MRGE).

New legislation aims to improve health IT transparency and interoperability and follows up on the series of Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearings held this summer.

A new online portal is designed to help mobile health technology developers better understand HIPAA privacy and security issues. 

Dell, the world's third-largest maker of personal computers, has announced plans to buy data storage company EMC for $67 billion. 

Millennials take the lead when it comes to using technology to track fitness and personal wellness goals and to compare provider quality, according to a report by Deloitte.