Molly Merrill

Twenty-six health IT ideas, out of the 6,500 entered in the Veterans Health Administration/Office of Information and Technology (VHA/OIT) Innovation Competition, will be used by the VA to improve care for Veterans.

How mobile technology can improve the health behaviors of everyday people is the focus of a two-day conference at Stanford University that kicks off on Sunday.

Despite controversy surrounding physician rating Web sites, their use by patients has been limited to date, and a majority of reviews appear to be positive, according to a new study.

A new bill signed into law is expected to boost the creation of a statewide health information exchange in Wisconsin.

LifeIMAGE, which provides an Internet service for universal e-sharing of diagnostic imaging information, has launched a new platform that is designed to speed up image sharing during emergency transfers.

A new bill would require the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs to create an Internet-based portal for veterans to access their records and benefits.

With the June 1 deadline looming for the Red Flags Rule, industry experts, say physicians should already be complying.

Is the push for electronic medical record use driving providers out of small private practices and into the “arms” of hospitals and health systems?

Most patients who write a blog don’t ever think their doctors will read it, just as doctors don’t ever expect that their patients will read their notes. But what if this changed? Experts think there may be some “unintended consequences.”

Although a new study finds "uneven" effort being applied to implementing clinical decision support in CPOE, some hospitals are setting the bar for its use.