Continua Health Alliance, an international nonprofit organization of leading healthcare and technology companies, has released its 2010 Design Guidelines.

By the end of 2010, 234,000 providersor 34 percent of all office-based prescribers and 36 percent of office-based physicianswere prescribing electronically, according to the 2010 edition of  The National Progress Report on E-Prescribing and Interoperable Healthcare, released by Surescripts.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services should go back to the accountable care organization drawing board, according to the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives.

With research showing a dramatic shift in prescribing patterns that has expanded the scope of opioid substance abuse, the Penn Pain Medicine Center will partner with the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicines Center for Substance Abuse Solutions and Department of Internal Medicine to develop a patient-centered medical home care model for patients suffering chronic pain.

MRO is participating in a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services pilot of a gateway for electronic submission of medical documentation.

WORCESTER, Mass.Currently, the world of HIT is enshrouded in meaningful use, said Jospeh Kvedar, MD, from the Partners HealthCare System and director of the Center for Connected Health. However, there are some challenges beyond the simple implementation of an electronic medical record, Kvedar told an audience at the Health IT: Improving Healthcare and the Economy conference on May 10.

A jury in the District Court for the District of Delaware found that Cordis, a Johnson & Johnson company, owed Boston Scientific approximately $19.5 million for infringing its Jang stent patent, which covers intellectual property associated with coronary stent technologies.

When it comes to accountable care organizations (ACOs), little is known for sure. We are looking forward to what tomorrow brings because we know its going to be different. We have no idea what tomorrow looks like so we are making it up as we go, stated Dave Graser, COO of Marquette General Health System, during a May 10 webinar titled Quest for an Accountable Care Organization.