The majority of physician practices have not joined an accountable care organization and don't plan to, according to a study published online in the journal Health Services Research.

Mobile health holds promise for the future of healthcare delivery but lack of reimbursement and uncertainty about regulation and standards are hindering innovation in the industry, according to a new report from the Brookings Institute's Center for Technology Innovation.

A national telephone survey finds that 60.6 percent of physician organizations report no current involvement and no plans to become involved in an accountable care organization (ACO) in the near future.

The Department of Health & Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) has launched a collaboration community campaign on IdeaScale that will facilitate the exchange of ideas regarding health IT use in public health and medical emergency preparedness, response and recovery.

Market monopoly or better for patients? The debates rages on but health IT is an important factor. 

The ever-growing focus on patient engagement means healthcare delivery organizations need to make themselves attractive to patient consumers. Providers must prepare for a consumer-centric healthcare system.

Everyone involved in health care that has access to controlled substances, whether they be a doctor or medical staff, should be subject to random drug tests opines Daniel R. Levinson, the inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Erika T. Broadhurst, the OIG special agent on a 2013 case involving a fentanyl addicted technologist who infected more than 40 people with Hepatitis C by replacing fentanyl needles he stole with his own dirty needles filled with saline.

Utilizing human factor workflow modeling tools, process mapping and goals-means decomposition, a recent report by the National Institute of Standards and Technology unearthed a number of insights on end-user needs to improve EHR workflow for clinicians in outpatient care settings.