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The American Medical Association has adopted new guiding principles for physicians in the event a patient's electronic medical record is breached. AMA members approved the guidelines at the group's annual policy-making meeting earlier this week in Chicago.

Thanks to a partnership with Microsoft, Michigan is set to become the first in the nation to provide statewide connectivity of medical and pharmacy data, according to officials.

The average wait time for scheduling appointments for family and specialty practices is on the rise, according to a recent report by Merritt Hawkins and Associates.

The use of CPOE, compliance with HIPAA and documentation of procedures are included among the government's criteria for "meaningful use" of healthcare IT, announced today.

GE announced Monday it would provide physicians and hospitals loans at 0 percent interest, along with a delayed repayment schedule on the purchase of its electronic health record systems as a way to help push forward the adoption of healthcare IT.

At a keynote speech at the annual conference of the American Medical Association Monday, President Obama said healthcare IT is the first step to reforming care in the U.S. He said there is already "widespread agreement" on steps necessary to improve the healthcare system, including the use of health IT.

A new imaging e-ordering coalition has launched a national initiative to promote healthcare information technology-enabled decision-support (e-Ordering) as a way to ensure that all patients receive the most medically appropriate diagnostic imaging test for their specific condition.

Worried that provisions in the HITECH Act could be “squandered,” healthcare stakeholders sent an appeal to Congress to include information technology into the administration’s broader healthcare reform efforts.

Toshiba leads a small group of top-performing medical equipment companies ranked by research firm KLAS in its annual report.

Halifax Health's new 500,000-square-foot, high-tech medical facility in Daytona Beach, Fla., is poised to open this week equipped with a wireless network aimed at boosting mobility and productivity for clinicians and staff.