Molly Merrill

The New York State Department of Health will use services from APS Healthcare and Thomson Reuters for its Medicaid clinical best practice utilization review program.

Although few U.S. hospitals have a comprehensive electronic health records system in place, many have parts of an EHR - which could help spur adoption faster than data may suggest, says a New England Journal of Medicine article.

With security breaches involving medical data on the rise, experts say hospitals must become proactive in managing their vulnerabilities.

Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, part of Milwaukee-based Aurora Health Care, used Twitter to post live updates of a bi-lateral knee replacement surgery, showcasing its use of new orthopaedics technology.

Military officials say the deployment of a pervasive operational business intelligence system has allowed them to be more efficient in evacuation and care activities, minimizing suffering and improving care.

A wearable sensor for monitoring the elderly will soon be made available to long-term care facilities to aid in fall prevention.

Researchers at the University of Michigan are using high-productivity computing (HPC) systems to conduct pioneering research aimed at predicting and preventing heart arrhythmias.

As part of an ongoing ambulatory electronic medical record deployment, the Lehigh Valley Health Network in eastern Pennsylvania is refining its EMR training processes.

Minnesotans will soon have access to a virtual clinic, thanks to a partnership between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota and American Well.

The Quantum Group, Inc., a Wellington, Fla.-based provider of business solutions for the healthcare industry, will subsidize an EHR for its 550 Renaissance-affiliated primary care physicians in Florida.