The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics unit has published a white paper, The State of U.S. Hospitals Relative to Achieving Meaningful Use Measurements, offering an overview of market gaps in relation to American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) compliance.

The Georgia Tech Research Institute in Atlanta has begun developing testing protocols for radiofrequency identification (RFID) technology in the healthcare setting.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) released its Consumer Preferences Draft Requirements Document for health IT, co-drafted by the Department of Health and Human Services, for public feedback this week.

The Certification Commission for Health IT (CCHIT) has opened applications for a new certification program.

Starting in November, Americas Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) will sponsor regional and statewide initiatives to assess how best to offer Ohio physicians access to multiple health insurers through a common Web portal.

Breast MRI appears to be a useful adjunctive tool when findings at conventional imaging were equivocal, according to a study in this months American Journal of Roentgenology.

U.S. e-prescribing network Surescripts has reported that more than 140,000 (23 percent) of all office-based physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the United States are now e-prescribing.

Fonar has reported a profit of $1.1 million for the 2009 fiscal year ending June 30, a striking improvement over its fiscal 2008 performance in which the company posted a net loss of $13.5 million.