Molly Merrill

The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine will offer a new degree program in informatics this September.

President Barack Obama called for fixing the broken healthcare system by building upon investments made in electronic medical records in a town hall meeting held last month.

The “deinstallation” of electronic medical records, or reverting back to paper, is difficult to measure, but one report suggests that Arizona is experiencing an increase in EMR failures that could be followed nationally.

The economy is forcing hospitals to consider delaying or scaling back their IT projects, according to a survey of America’s “most wired” hospitals and health systems.

Pen and paper workarounds used in conjunction with an electronic medical record system may make EMRs even more useful, suggests a new study.

Universal coverage could swamp the healthcare system unless steps are taken to create innovative new care delivery models such as telehealth and online doctor appointments, according to a survey by PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine will offer a new degree program in informatics this September.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will temporarily halt 45 information technology projects which are either behind schedule or over budget.

An electronic tool to help alert physicians about patients at risk for birth defects or pregnancy complications is being developed through a three-year cooperative agreement with a $1.2 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration's genetic services branch.

Cisco and UnitedHealth Group officials announced Wednesday that they would build a nationwide telehealth network to deliver healthcare services to rural and underserved areas.