The increase in EHR adoption in community-based practices in Canada has led to efficiency and patient care benefits valued at $1.3 billion from 2006 to 2012.

FARMINGVILLE, N.Y., April 22-- Nightingale Preventive Care and HealthFusion® have entered into an agreement where Nightingale medical providers will use HealthFusion’s products while treating patients in Kmart, in locations that Nightingale has leased space to provide primary preventive care. The use of a Certified EHR Software System advances quality of care and allows medical providers to qualify for Medicare and EHR incentive stimulus funds.

“Implement Drug Formulary Check” is the most common Meaningful Use menu objective selected by Medicare providers, according to a recent analysis by EHR vendor Sevocity.

While much talk centers on the promise of EHRs to improve healthcare quality and safety, a recent study brings to light unexpected EHR-related errors and efforts to develop self-assessment tools to prevent them.

From more data breaches and an update on progress (or lack thereof) toward ICD-10 implementation to the ONC’s proposed 2014 budget, a lot happened in the health IT realm this week. Here are five things you need to know.

The EHR market exceeded $20 billion in 2012, according to Kalorama Information. The healthcare market research publisher says vendors should see robust sales this year and next as providers try to avoid U.S. government penalties for paper record use.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-- Health information network Availity and ambulatory information solutions company Greenway Medical Technologies have joined in a project with Florida’s largest health insurer, Florida Blue, to enable physicians to exchange clinical and patient care summaries with the health plan through electronic health records (EHR) software, which then makes patient-specific clinical information accessible at the point of care. The companies are working together to foster collaborative coordinated care for all Florida residents.

Woodbridge, NJ, April 18, 2013 -- iPatientCare announced today to take its commitment to provide Meaningful Use certified EHR and integrated Billing System for ZERO Dollar to those physicians’ offices that find in-office billing burdensome, straining their time, money, and resources, and hence, prefer to utilize the services of billing experts for handling complete Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) services as back-office operations directly through the iPatientCare application.