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Certification of electronic health records was at the top of the news in April, with comments due April 9 for the temporary certification proposed rule, and by May 10 for the permanent rule.

Standards organization Health Level Seven International is urging the United Sates to move full speed ahead with its programs for the voluntary certification of health information technology – with what the group calls "reasonable and important modifications."


Twenty health plans, clearinghouses, providers and health information technology vendors have achieved or will certify their implementation of the CAQH Committee on Operating Rules for Information Exchange (CORE) Phase II rules.

The use of bar-code technology with an electronic medication administration record (eMAR) substantially reduces errors, including potential drug-related adverse events, according to a new study at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston.

Information technology helps top-performing hospitals around the country adhere to the measures that define excellence on all fronts, say CIOs who work for some of the best. Thomson Reuters released on March 29 its annual study identifying the 100 top U.S. hospitals based on their overall organizational performance.

Even as providers work to update their security environments, hospital data continues to be at serious risk, according to the 2010 HIMSS Analytics Report: Security of Patient Data.


Providence Health & Services, the Oregon-based not-for-profit health system, has upgraded to GE Healthcare's Centricity EMR platform.


The Children's Hospital at Montefiore will deploy new technology to provide interactive patient care throughout the 130-bed facility.

The North Hawaii Community Hospital, the Hawaii IPA, independent physicians, and some of the region's leading payers and trading partners are building a connected health care community.