Using structured and unstructured data in an EHR together can improve medication reconciliation and detect discrepancies between medication orders and patient adherence, according to a study published inBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making.

KPMG has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Beacon Partners, a healthcare consulting firm that offers strategic management and clinical and information technology consulting services to healthcare providers. 

Federal authorities have subpoenaed records related to the Massachusetts Health Connector, including a period covering the breakdown of the healthcare exchange's website 

In his latest piece for The New Yorker, Atul Gwande, MD, addresses the high rate of wasteful medical care. 

FORT COLLINS, Colo., May 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- As mobile device usage has exploded over the last 5 years, it has enabled the development of a highly disruptive approach to delivering goods and services to people. 

There's a good chance there will be another changing of the guard at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT. President Obama announced his intent to nominate current chief, Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, to be assistant secretary for health in the Department of Health and Human Services.

Olympus Corporation of the Americas has announced that it will discontinue its EndoWorks software platform for imaging and workflow management for endoscopy. 

Chief experience officers are gaining traction in healthcare and are poised to lead enterprise strategies for experience improvement that align quality, safety and performance initiatives, according to findings from Vocera Communications.