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Plan calls for integrated healthcare delivery systems and situational awareness to accelerate emergency response.

HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model is gaining interest internationally, according to Dave Garets, the company's CEO and president.

Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, a 254-bed hospital serving the North San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys in California, is revamping its healthcare IT with a $500,000 grant from Verizon.

ONC work group sorts through approaches to user verification to accelerate health information exchange, prepare for incentives.

Recent stimulus-induced EHR deals show sooner-than-expected adoption, especially in the hospital sector, according to investment firm Piper Jaffrey.

CVS Caremark has announced an agreement with Allscripts to replace its own e-prescribing solution with the Allscripts model.

Five more hospitals are expected to soon qualify for the HIMSS Analytics Stage 7 Award, recognizing their transition to a completely paperless environment, said Dave Garets, the company’s CEO and president.

Business intelligence provider Lawson Software is branching out into more areas of the healthcare setting with the acquisition of Healthvision.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has unveiled The National Health Security Strategy, focused on protecting people's health during a large-scale emergency. The strategy sets priorities for government and non-government activities over the next four years.

The Veterans Affairs Department and healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente have begun to share electronic health record information of patients who receive care services from both providers in the San Diego, Calif., area.