As healthcare providers throughout the nation evaluate the impact of the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions in the package that call for the "meaningful use" of EMRs are prompting much debate. In light of this, a new report from healthcare research firm KLAS suggests that the level of computerized physician order entry (CPOE) solution adoption could signify which vendor will have the best chance of stimulating physician EMR adoption and achieving meaningful use.

Health IT software developer iMedica has released Patient Relationship Manager 2009, the latest iteration of its EHR and practice management (PM) solution.

One of the foremost factors in determining the success of a health IT merger or acquisition is the fate of the acquired company's senior management, according to a new report from healthcare research firm KLAS.

Suburban Hospital Healthcare System in Bethesda, Md., has selected McKesson's Horizon Clinicals clinical and revenue management solution suite as part of a health IT overhaul.

PEPID has expanded its mobile medical platform to include the iPhone and iPod Touch from Apple. The new application installs directly to the device, allowing healthcare providers to gain access to protocols, drug interactions and other vital patient care information wherever they go, regardless of Internet connectivity.

If we broke off the rear-view mirror, took a meaningful look at what data and functions physicians really need from an EMR to provide actionable patient information for swift, comprehensive, interactive diagnosis and treatment monitoringwhat kind of system would we create?

Wal-Mart plans to shake-up the U.S. healthcare sector by selling less expensive electronic health records (EHRs) to physicians working in small practices.

The Louisville Health Information Exchange (LouHIE) has selected 3M Health Information Systems to provide the EHR banking system and interoperability solution to enable a health information exchange across the greater Louisville area.