Transitioning between EHR systems, even those with substantial clinical decision support (CDS), may pose important safety threats, according to a recent study published online in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

Soren Technology has entered a strategic alliance with LabCorp to integrate bidirectional lab orders and results into its EHR program.

A total of $158.3 million has been awarded in 2011 under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). More than 300 eligible professionals (EPs) and eligible hospitals have received payments during the first weeks of the Medicare EHR Incentive Program, totaling $75 million.

The U.S. Senate voted down a budget proposal that included an overhaul of Medicare. So no vouchers, for a while, at least. Then on Thursday, Vermonts governor signed legislation to create a state-level single-payor healthcare system. These events illustrate that healthcare legislation is all over the map, in more ways than one.

MedicAlert Foundation and Champion Medical Technologies have unveiled MedicAlert Implant Connect, a service for patients with implanted medical devices that stores and links patients to information about their implanted devices.

One-third of healthcare organizations responding to a CDW survey said they are implementing or maintaining cloud-based systems, just ahead of respondents in government but behind higher education and large businesses.

IBM is adding specialists and new technology to its Health Analytics Solution Center, in Dallas, to accommodate the exponential growth in medical information and mobile devices.

Physicians Group Management (PGM) Billing has released an HL7 interface add-on for its practice management and medical billing software. The interface will allow PGM's software to work with virtually any EMR system that has standard data export capabilities, the company stated.