Patty Enrado

Jonathan Bush, CEO of Athenahealth, said that the federal stimulus funds for EHR adoption give an unfair advantage for the traditional software license companies. He has a point up to a certain point.

Consumers engage more in their own healthcare when they have access to information through personal health records, according to a new survey on consumers and health IT.


Doylestown Hospital near Philadelphia has launched the next phase of its health IT connectivity initiative to share information with community physicians.

As the first state to meet all federal requirements for HIE strategic and operational planning, the New Mexico Health Information Collaborative (NMHIC), is expanding its network.

The Dept. of Health and Human Services will soon announce the 15 communities - from a pool of 130 applicants - that will serve as the Beacon Communities.

For those concerned about the digital divide growing wider and deeper with the push for EHR adoption among providers, have no fear.

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a summary report of the public forum on the Initiative on the Future of Nursing, which was held in October 2009. IOM and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are collaborating on the three public forums regarding this initiative. There were a number of takeaways.

As the American Hospital Association (AHA) gears up for its annual conference next week in Washington, the association has released a series of papers outlining its 2010 priorities. Health IT was identified as a top priority.

The Pennsylvania Governor's Office of Health Care Reform released a request for proposal in early April for an IT vendor to build its statewide health information exchange (HIE) and expects to make a selection in the fall.

In a recent Wall Street Journal article on EMRs, a number of best practices were shared. It's always good to publish what other healthcare organizations have learned. It's also good to add commentary on those best practices.