Asheville Radiology Associates, a N.C. radiology practice, has inked a new contract with imaging IT solutions provider, Amicas.

Ambulatory EMR software will enable approximately 85 percent of healthcare providers to meet the Health IT Policy Committees proposed 2011 meaningful use standards, according to a report issued by KLAS, a healthcare market research firm.

U.S. hospitals are only halfway to qualifying for Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) draft rules, which could equate to EHR incentive payments for up-to-date hospitals, according to a survey released this week by IT company Computer Sciences (CSC) Healthcare Group.

Fairview Health Services, a healthcare system in Minneapolis, is ahead of the pack when it comes to electronic medication ordering and management.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) has drastically altered the way healthcare organizations and their third-party vendors secure data and manage a data breach. As these rules begin to take effectand become requirementshealthcare organizations are just starting to learn and understand the implications of these new regulations.

When asked why it is important for a hospital to have a chief medical information officer (CMIO), Pam Brier, president and CEO of Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., prefers to have the question phrased in a different way: Why is it important to have a physician serve as a CMIO?

Fifteen years ago, a national healthcare debate was raging. It took room-size mainframes to keep a hospital running, and critical information exchange usually happened at land-line speed.

At this time of the year, reflection on times gone by is a natural pastime. Although the pace of change in our world seems to have accelerated to a frantic pace, the end of the year, with its time-honored holidays, allows some of us the reassurance of continuity of traditions, family and peace.