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Health network standards group does not rule out becoming a certification body for electronic health record systems.

The Revolution Health Web site on Wednesday e-mailed users of personal health records notifying them its service would be discontinued by the end of February.

Experts at the eHealth Initiative (eHI) conference on Tuesday were concerned that physicians may not be ready to qualify for the criteria proposed in the Jan. 13 meaningful use rule.

The information security service SecureWorks, which protects 82 healthcare companies in the United States, reported Tuesday that attempted hacker attacks aimed at its clients doubled in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Without aggressive action, personal health record platforms Dossia and Google Health may be in danger of fading into the background, according to an analyst.

When it comes to application hosting, healthcare providers are finding greater success working with software vendors than with services firms. Cerner, NaviSite and McKesson scored the highest marks, according to a new KLAS report.

The southeastern Va. area, home to thousands of military personnel, will host pilot tests of the virtual lifetime electronic record project.

HHS is about to announce the first set of 70 grants to fund a network of regional health IT training centers.

Public comments will play a major role in defining meaningful use of healthcare IT, according to federal officials. Healthcare IT News encourages you to share those comments with other readers.

Thomson Reuters has acquired ProfSoft, Inc., a healthcare technology company that provides health plans with analytic software and services to assess physician and hospital performance.