Molly Merrill

Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy (D-RI) and Congressman Tim Murphy (R-PA) introduced legislation Thursday to extend the incentives for the meaningful use of electronic health records to behavioral health and substance abuse providers.

A new hospital recently opened in Botswana is being touted as a paperless hospital "without borders."

Patient engagement should be a critical piece of the Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, public comment on a draft framework indicates.

Twitter has the potential to spread misinformation about health and medicine, according to a new study that examined Twitter updates about antibiotics.

Verizon Business launched a new platform last month that will allow more than 350,000 physicians to digitally share patient notes by the end of the summer.

Given that texting is the most widely used mobile data service and healthcare workers are among the biggest users of mobile technology, it may seem natural for its use to be extended into the physician-patient relationship.

Detroit Medical Center's chief medical information officer says the system, which has 2,000 beds, is working on "filling the gaps" in its electronic documentation as it strives to meet meaningful use and become paper free.

The way some physician performance is being reviewed – from those who are working on the battlefield to those serving in rural areas and teaching hospitals – is changing and for the better, thanks to technology.

Jason Hess, general manager of clinical research at Orem, Utah-based research firm KLAS, says he expects to see change in clinical information system sales going forward.

All primary care doctors in Denmark use electronic medical records and 98 percent have the ability to electronically manage patient care. This has put the small country at the forefront of effective information technology use, according to a new report released by the Commonwealth Fund.