As widespread health IT adoption propels the demand for greater data exchange, the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released a report outlining its vision for nationwide interoperability to move to a learning health system.

When it comes to choosing a physician, email communication is a strong selling point for consumers, according to a recent survey by Catalyst Healthcare Research.

Apple announced its long-anticipated app designed to connect healthcare information from a variety of third-party apps. The personal computing giant has teamed with Mayo Clinic to provide consumers with a comprehensive medical view on a mobile device.

Physicians utilizing EHRs within the patient-centered medical home provide higher quality care than those who use paper medical records or EHRs without the PCMH, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Physician leadership is critical to foster change within accountable care organizations, according to a Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy & Clinical Practice study published in the June issue of Health Affairs.

PITTSBURGH, PA – June 3, 2014 – Net Health, the leading provider of software solutions for outpatient specialty care, announced today its acquisition of The Rehab Documentation Company (ReDoc), a provider of integrated clinical EMR and management solutions for the growing physical, occupational, and speech therapy markets.

LOS ANGELES--Moms and their families can spend more time at the beach, and less time dealing with common illnesses and infections this summer thanks to the new telehealth app LiveHealth Online. The LiveHeath Online app offers a safe, fast and easy way for moms to talk face to face with a doctor to get a diagnosis and treatment for themselves and their families for urgent care conditions that pop up every summer, like hand-foot-mouth, pink eye, rashes, sunburns, and other air-and-water borne viruses.

McLean, VA, June 03, 2014 -- ViTel Net, a pioneer in the telemedicine/telehealth industry, is joining forces with the MGH MD PnP research program, a leader in developing advanced integrated clinical environments, to support the SmartAmerica Challenge for healthcare, a White House Presidential Innovation Fellow project.