The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission, a non-profit standards development organization and accrediting body, is launching an accreditation program tailored to accountable care organizations and related IT service organizations.

The National Institutes of Health has developed the National Drug Early Warning System so health experts can quickly respond to potential outbreaks of illegal drugs, like heroin, and identify increased use of designer synthetic compounds.

A pair of studies came out this week that hinted at the untapped value of EHR data.

ROCHESTER, MN (July 15th, 2014) - Ambient Clinical Analytics, Inc., the provider of powerful bedside real-time critical decision support tools for ICU, Operating Room and Emergency Departments, was precisely chosen by the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management to be the focus of their case study in the annual Business School Alliance for Health Management competition. The Carlson School earned first place by showcasing the technology from AmbientClinical Analytics.

A new $100 million program at the Department of Health & Human Services aims to accelerate Medicaid reform.

The Health IT Policy Committee has endorsed a package of Meaningful Use Stage 3 recommendations governing quality measures that includes an “innovative pathway” giving eligible professionals and hospitals more flexibility in achieving compliance.

Finally! That seems to be the most common reaction to the proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) that would let providers use the 2011 Edition CEHRT or a combination of 2011 and 2014 Edition CEHRT for the Meaningful Use reporting period in 2014.

A pilot at Boston Medical Center that reduced clinically significant alarms in its cardiac unit made it easier for nurses to respond to alarms signaling genuine problems, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.