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The Department of Health and Human Services on Thursday released the long-awaited ICD-10 code set and set a new compliance date of Oct. 1, 2013.

Thousands of lives - and an estimated $400 billion in healthcare spending - could be saved by putting healthcare information technology to work and adopting best practices, said former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, the founder of the Center for Health Transformation.

The 2009 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study opened online Thursday.

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology has issued a call for public comment on its plan for expansion of its health information technology certification programs.

The Coalition for Patient Privacy urged Congress Wednesday to include privacy safeguards with any funding earmarked for healthcare IT in an economic stimulus package expected to hit President-elect Barack Obama's desk shortly after inauguration.

Some of the country's top CEOs urged Congress on Wednesday to include healthcare IT as part of the economic stimulus plan.

The Nortel Networks Corporation, North America's largest developer of telephone equipment and services, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

A personal health record pilot announced in August by Medicare for Arizona and Utah residents got its official start on Tuesday.

The RAND Corporation has launched an online tool that provides policymakers and interested parties with a resource to help understand and evaluate the effects of healthcare reform.

United HealthGroup has agreed to a $50 million settlement following an investigation by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo into charges that the insurer overcharged its members millions of dollars for healthcare.