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EHR adoption and finances remain the top challenges facing medical practices, according to a new survey from the Medical Group Management Association.

Electronic medical record sales for 2009 are expected to far exceed 2008 sales, which were at their lowest in seven years to hospitals with more than 200 beds, according to research firm KLAS.

Asante Health, a system of providers based in Medford, Ore., has implemented a new integration engine between two of its main facilities.

The National Transitions of Care Coalition has formed the Health Information Technology Work Group to focus on national efforts to develop electronic medical records and HIT exchanges and promote interoperability.

CHRISTUS Health, a Dallas-base healthcare system, has implemented five new clinical decision support systems in order to improve care.

An EHR program that cut cardiac deaths by 73 percent has also kept patients healthy two years later, according to a new study.

David Blumenthal, the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, has joined a new presidential advisory council on science and technology.

“Meaningful use” just got a whole lot more meaningful at Regions Hospital in St. Paul, where clinicians working with the hospital’s electronic health record now have quick and easy access to a radiology picture archiving and communications system (PACS).

Hilo Medical Center has signed a multi-year agreement with InfoLogix to implement a new wireless network.

Cardinal Health has named a new CEO and chairman, effective upon completion of the planned spinoff of its CareFusion subsidiary at the end of August.