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Allscripts shareholders have filed a lawsuit alleging the company broke federal securities laws when it went live with the newest version of its EHR clinical software, Touchworks. Allscripts officers say the suit is without merit.

Digital games are one of the latest tools being used to improve health outcomes, says one expert.

A new Web site is designed to help educate physicians on the benefits of a digitally connected medical practice.

The Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) will offer two courses on electronic health record use and implementation beginning in September.

Todd Park, athenahealth's co-founder and a member of its board of directors, has been appointed chief technology officer for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

HealthAlliance Hospital and Fallon Clinic are the first two healthcare organizations to go live with SAFEHealth (Secure Architecture For Exchanging Health Information), a regional health information exchange.

The Obama admnistration's point man for healthcare information technology told leaders in Maine on Friday that their statewide health information exchange - HealthInfoNet - could serve as a model across the country.

Executives and clinicians at small rural hospitals across the country are eager to adopt more information technology, but many are hard-pressed to find the right vendor, according to a new report from healthcare IT research firm KLAS.

Two recent contracts effectively illustrate Sentillion’s strategy to serve both large and small healthcare systems, its president contends.

WebMD deploys mobile medical application for physicians NEW YORK - The WebMD Health Corporation has rolled out a new medical application for physicians that’s designed to make healthcare information more accessible for the on-the-go situations.