The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives has honored Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare and its vendor partner, VMWare, for a successful collaboration that allowed clinicians to use their own mobile devices while safeguarding patient information.

Data from EHRs and human resources databases can gauge individual nurse performance levels in the areas of care delivery and patient outcomes, according to a study published in Health Services Research.

The federal Health IT Policy Committee has continued its efforts to establish a 10-year interoperability with its meetings focusing on draft recommendations.

The American Medical Association has issued a policy statement urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to drop Meaningful Use penalties, according to Medscape. 

Under a new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid test, some pioneer accountable care organizations will be given the option of enrolling seniors in an ACO, according to Modern Healthcare.

Norwalk, Conn. -- November 12, 2014 -- In a move that expands patient access to care, Xerox (NYSE: XRX) is investing in HealthSpot Inc., a pioneer in patient- and provider-driven healthcare technology. The investment enables groundbreaking telehealth to be delivered to patients in convenient locations nationwide.

Geisinger Health System and xG Health Solutions, a company founded by Geisinger in 2013 to commercialize its innovations, have linked their Rheumatology software app to multiple EHR systems by leveraging new draft international standards.

ROSEVILLE, Calif., November 10, 2014 – Intel-GE Care Innovations™, a pioneer in connecting the care continuum to the home, today announced the launch of its latest telehealth technology system, Health Harmony.