Molly Merrill

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology is hosting a second technical assistance call for potential Community College Consortia Program applicants on Friday from 3-4 p.m. ET.

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society has announced its 2009 award recipients and awarded more than $60,000 in scholarships to student members.

Officials at Practice Fusion, a San Francisco-based provider of free electronic health record software, announced Wednesday that the company has launched a free e-prescribing system for physicians.

Four of every 10 office-based physicians use electronic health records, according to 2009 preliminary estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model is gaining interest internationally, according to Dave Garets, the company's CEO and president.

Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, a 254-bed hospital serving the North San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys in California, is revamping its healthcare IT with a $500,000 grant from Verizon.

Five more hospitals are expected to soon qualify for the HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 Award, recognizing their transition to a completely paperless environment, said Dave Garets, the company’s CEO and president.

Brigham and Women's Hospital, a 777-bed teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School in Boston, expects to roll out an acute care documentation pilot project later this year.

Caritas Christi Health Care of Boston, billed as the largest community-based hospital system in New England, is expanding its electronic healthcare record service to its physician networks.

Image Movement of Montana, a grassroots organization composed of 30 healthcare facilities throughout the state, will soon be sharing radiological data through cloud computing-based technology.