Government & Policy

As states either begin or continue working on HIXs, they are bound to face a number of the same challenges that their HIE predecessors have encountered, namely when it comes to data management and integration.

Several downstate New York RHIOs are either collaborating or in talks with the New York eHealth Collaborative regarding infrastructure, services, database software and operational support, all with the intent to overcome HIE value barriers.

Healthcare IT News Associate Editor Erin McCann talks with Stephen Beck, MD, CMIO of Catholic Health Partners in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The story of a how a tiny sandbox became an agency-wide cloud that CDC is now preparing to make available for state and local health departments across the country.

Electronic health record systems vendor Allscripts, which is said to be shopping for a buyer, announced Monday that Richard J. Poulton will sign on as chief financial officer, effective Oct. 29.

Noam Arzt offers his take on the key issues HIEs face regarding patient identity integrity as well as some suggested resolutions.

Uncertainty about Medicaid expansion and financial worries pile on Medicaid directors to transform care and cost -- all against the backdrop of uncertainty in the presidential, state and local elections.

After one year at the helm of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), Susan Turney, MD, is presiding over nothing short of a reinvention for medical practices across the nation. She talked with Healthcare IT News about the promise and the difficulties practices face as they shape a new model.

After two months of beta testing, Imprivata is going to market with a texting app called Imprivata Cortext. Executives say it will change the lives of physicians -- and their patients. Can a texting app do that? At least one CIO is convinced that it can.

Health experts weigh in with burning matters they would like to see the candidates tackle on Wednesday night.