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According to a new study, just one in three hospitals or health systems has a formal social media plan in place – something researchers say is key to using such media successfully.

The Commerce Department's National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to develop standards to help evaluate the ease-of-use of healthcare IT systems.

Healthcare Management Systems, Inc., is helping a rural health network in Texas automate its financial activities and share clinical data through a community-based electronic medical record.

InnerWireless has deployed a distributed antenna system for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's new White Oak campus.

Tech giant Siemens AG has agreed to license Microsoft's HealthVault application for use among German citizens.

The technical agency funds a project to create standards and certification methods to evaluate health IT 'usability.'

Healthcare IT has been highlighted over the past four years in State of the Union speeches, though President Barack Obama made no mention of it in his Wednesday night speech. Some stakeholders defend the Administration's support of health IT, while others question it.

Department will set up expert group to troubleshoot incentive programs for harmful 'unintended consequences'.

A survey sponsored by the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) and Dell has found that the data centers of small and medium-sized hospitals in North America, Europe, and China are not prepared for the "wave of data" that will soon be inundating them.

Most personal health record offerings are not ready for prime time, says Marjorie Martin, general manager for Everyday Health, the parent company of Revolution Health. For consumers, the experience can be laborious and frustrating, she said.