Molly Merrill

New financial and regulatory changes have opened the door for rapid growth emerging market of infection control software, according to forecasts from Orem, Utah-based research firm KLAS. But an organization of hospital infection control personnel says hospitals don’t have the money.

President Obama called for fixing the broken healthcare system by building upon investments made in electronic medical records in a town hall meeting held Wednesday.

Information technology has been recognized as a key driver in an initiative that examines innovation in family medicine residency training.

Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra has unveiled the beta release of the Office of Management and Budget's IT Dashboard, a new Web site that tracks federal information technology investments.

The majority of American adults look online for health information and most are accessing reviews and comments posted by fellow consumers, according to a new report.

The public is not likely to adopt the use of human implantable chips, says John Halamka, MD, CIO at Harvard Medical School and CareGroup in Massachusetts, who still has one implanted in his arm.

Efforts to include Community Behavioral Health Organiza-tions (CBHOs) in the Medicaid and Medicare incentive provisions under the HITECH Act are being ramped up, as advocacy groups race the clock, fighting for inclusion.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City has rolled out a healthcare management platform for its 880,000 members in greater Kansas City, northwest Missouri and eastern Kansas.

Minnesota is set to become the first state to require all healthcare providers to electronically submit insurance claims to health plans using a single set of data standards.

The city of New York is positioned to become the nation's capital of healthcare information technology, according a new report released by the Center for an Urban Future.