Molly Merrill

Doctors who use file sharing software could be putting their patients' medical information at risk, says a recent study.

Several major health insurers are part of a coalition that is promoting texting as a way to keep expectant women, new moms and their babies healthy.

As physicians embark on a “new frontier of non-visit based connectivity with patients,” they play an important role in demonstrating how technology can serve to improve care.

Urban Health Plan, a network of federally qualified community health centers based in the South Bronx and Queens, is being recognized with a 2009 HIMSS Davies Awards for the way it has leveraged its EHR to improve outcomes for its underserved patients.

Three more hospitals have been recognized for attaining Stage 7, the highest level on the HIMSS Analytics EMR Adoption Model.

Providence Holy Cross Medical Center, a 254-bed hospital serving the North San Fernando and Santa Clarita Valleys in California, is revamping its healthcare IT with a $500,000 grant from Verizon.

Kanabec Hospital, a 25-bed hospital located in Mora, Minn., is making upgrades to its electronic health record, a move that its CEO says is part of its goal for demonstrating meaningful use and operating in a paperless environment.

A Web portal is helping to move patients out of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center’s emergency department and into health centers in the city.

The number of physicians using electronic prescribing will have more than doubled in 2009, according to executives of the e-prescribing network Surescripts.

Integrated Medical Services, a not-for-profit physician services organization based in Arizona, is overhauling its electronic health record systems.