Government & Policy

Columbia, S.C.-based Companion Data Services will provide data processing services to track payments to providers.

HHS advisors recommend embedding "just-in-time" genetics education for providers in electronic health record.

MONAHRQ enables healthcare organizations to create a customized Web site for reporting healthcare quality data to the public.

Grants to the 45 community healthcare networks in 27 states will foster collaboration among small groups of clinics.

HHS secretary vows to 'put our public health data to work' in project to open up access to agency's statistical databases.

Usability standards would help improve health IT adoption rates and product safety, the health research agency recommended.

It is striking how much people around the world have in common when it comes to healthcare delivery. They share, for example, a perception that their governments should be doing more to make healthcare accessible to the most vulnerable and that their governments do not engage them enough when it comes to setting priorities for healthcare spending.

Gov. Strickland expected to sign bill to set up 44 clinic as training centers for medical home care coordination.

Veterans Affairs takes measures to tighten control of contractor-held veterans' information, says CIO Baker.

Office of the National Coordinator sets aside $30 million for two additional health IT model communities.