Practice administration costs and reimbursement issues continue to be major sources of concern for most physicians, according to a survey of small to mid-sized medical practices conducted by Practice Fusion, a web-based EHR provider.

With baby boomers turning 65 in 2011, a shift toward patient-centric care, adoption and incorporation of mobile and social technologies and increased health awareness will lead to a personalization of health and wellness tools, according to a January report from MIT Enterprise Forum of the Northwest, one of the 27 chapters of the MIT Enterprise Forum dedicating to the advancement of technology entrepreneurs.

GE Healthcare and Keystone Health Information Exchange (HIE), which serves central and northeast Pennsylvania communities, are expanding the regions HIE to augment its chronic disease management capabilities and broaden its reach to many more healthcare providers.

EHR and practice management company Pulse Systems and Virginia Health IT (VHIT), the regional extension center (REC) for the state, have signed a definitive agreement to provide Virginia physicians with complete EHR technology.

HealthTrust Purchasing Group has signed an agreement with 3M Health Information Systems to offer 3M clinical documentation improvement consulting services and software, and 3M ICD-10 transition planning services to HealthTrusts network.

Saints Medical Center (SMC), a nonprofit healthcare facility based in Lowell, Mass., has entered into an agreement with Zoll Medical, a medical devices and software developer, to have Zoll collaborate and test new product and technology concepts with SMC, including its emergency medical service.

Single sign-on (SSO) satisfaction scores continue to outperform many other market segments, although scores have decreased somewhat over the past two years due to unforeseen complexities with SSO systems, according to a report from market research firm KLAS.

St. Tammany Parish Hospital (STPH) in Covington, La., has selected RelayHealth as its partner to build a community-wide health information exchange (HIE) connecting its physicians.