Molly Merrill

Medical practices have work to do when it comes to conducting risk analysis - an objective required for meeting meaningful use - according to the 2010 HIMSS Security Survey.

ECRI Institute has been awarded a multi-year contract from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) to establish the first national Healthcare Horizon Scanning System. The new system will identify and monitor new healthcare technologies that promise significant impact on patient care and health outcomes.

Although the Internet age has improved American lives in many areas, researchers writing in the International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics say healthcare still lags behind. Use of a personal health record portal offers potential to gain ground - particularly in chronic disease management.

The Medical Society of Delaware is making web-based tools available to its members to boost doctor-patient communication and is also providing free personal health records to all state residents.

IDC Health Insights announced Tuesday the launch of a new research advisory service that examines the evolving connected health market. Officials said the service aims at helping organizations develop strategies to monetize telemedicine services.

Researchers at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania say they have designed, implemented and validated a method for querying and extracting radiation dose data, which they say will better help them monitor patient exposure to radiation from CT.

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is launching a two-year EHR roll-out to its employed physicians, in order to help them meet meaningful use requirements.

Next week a massive hiring event will be held for The Mount Sinai Medical Center, which is looking to take on 90 temporary technology trainers to help instruct staff on how to use its new electronic health record system.

Core health IT purchases, including new network equipment, are priority investments for healthcare professionals this year - but the desire for mobility is also driving docs to put Tablet PCs at the top of their shopping lists, according to new research from CompTIA.

Leaders from the University of Michigan Health System and the Physicians' Organization of Western Michigan have announced the founding of the new Physician Organization of Michigan, meant to support independent physicians as they adapt to the new healthcare environment.