An online resource to help healthcare providers effectively engage patients in choosing how they want their electronic patient health information shared was launched by the Department of Health & Human Services.

NORWALK, Conn., Sept. 16, 2013 – Xerox (NYSE: XRX) was designated as one of the best positioned business process outsourcing (BPO) providers to support health insurance companies in complying with the Affordable Care Act.

After reviewing 590 federal IT investments, the Government Accountability Office identified 12 potentially duplicative investments at three key federal agencies which account for about $321 million in IT spending from 2008 through 2013.

Speaking during a webinar that kicked off National Health IT Week, Robert Tagalicod, director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ' Office of E-Health Standards and Services, said that the designated week serves as an opportunity for the agency to share its strategy for electronic data-driven healthcare over the next five years.

In honor of National Health IT week, I'm pleased to address the query, what is the value of health IT?

A bill introduced in the House of Representatives would allow Medicare providers using telehealth technologies to treat Medicare patients without the need to obtain multiple state licenses.

The Affordable Care Act saved 6.8 million consumers an estimated $1.2 billion on health insurance premiums in 2012 due to the "rate review" provision, according to a report released by the Department of Health & Human Services.

Federal health officials announced a major milestone for the health insurance exchanges, scheduled to open for enrollment on Oct. 1.