Molly Merrill

Montana has launched a pilot program that facilitates data sharing to detect outbreaks associated with bioterrorism.

The Fremont-Rideout Health Group, a not-for-profit health system in California, is revamping its revenue collection process.

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' Office for Enterprise Development is implementing technology from ICOR Partners to boost program management and integration.

Google officials say the company is replacing the electronic health record system it now uses for onsite employee health clinics.

IBM, the U.S. Social Security Administration and MedVirginia, Virginia's regional health information organization, have launched an electronic records exchange system to help speed the process of granting disability benefits.

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is boosting its consumer transparency through two new Web tools.

QuantiaMD is offering members free access to its interactive physician community though a new iPhone application.

The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, a not-for-profit pharmacy standards development organization, has formed a new group to help U.S. healthcare standards development organizations collaborate with each other.

Medica, a health insurance company headquartered in Minneapolis, has paid more than $3 million in the past year to providers in its network for improvements in clinical care provided to members.

Epidemiologists and computer scientists at the University of Iowa have successfully piloted a low-cost, green technology for automatically tracking the use of hand hygiene at hospitals.