Molly Merrill

The Cyber Secure Institute, an analysis and advocacy institute for effective cyber security, has released recommendations for safeguarding heath data in the wake of recent breaches.

Experts say the federal HITECH Act should be "wedded to a strong commitment to provider payment reform" to push transformation in the nation's healthcare system.

While the HITECH Act presents great opportunity for healthcare providers, a lack of clarity on standards represents a lot of unknowns for the future.

Health plan executives say the transition to the ICD-10 diagnostic and claims coding system presents an opportunity to drive IT initiatives, a new survey shows.

The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Companies, a Philadelphia-based organization of Medicaid managed care plans, has implemented a new service in two of its health plans that will help physicians identify gaps in their patients’ care.

Research has shown that concerns about the quality and quantity of health information on the Internet are common among physicians and patients, and as the Internet plays more of a role in disseminating health information – especially in cases like the H1NI virus – experts say this information should be closely examined for accuracy.

Pay-for-performance programs garner greater participation when the rewards are higher, According to Bridges to Excellence, a national P4P initiative.

During the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics’ two-day conference on meaningful use of healthcare information technology systems, Carolyn Clancy MD, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, said physician practices and health systems eyeing bonuses under the stimulus package should begin now by setting up health registries with their health IT vendor.

Children’s Medical Center in Dallas became the first hospital to Twitter in real-time from a transplant surgery.

The American Academy of Family Physicians National Demonstration Project on the patient-centered medical home (PCMH) concluded almost a year ago, and as the project comes under evaluation experts have raised concerns and recommendations.