Government & Policy

Inventor of the modern mobile phone, Dr. Martin Cooper, says during a panel discussion that "the industry is still in its infancy."

The Department of Health and Human Services has released regulations today on accountable care organizations (ACOs). The rules will guide provider organizations in setting up exchanges of healthcare data to improve care and reduce costs, as mandated under the Accountable Care Act.

The Certification Commission has selected two new, all-volunteer panels to develop criteria for electronic health records in women's health and in oncology, the latest domains to be added to CCHIT's certification programs.

Barack Obama made a stop in Portland, Maine to discuss his plans for healthcare reform. New Media Manager Chip Means was on the scene to get the opinions of those who lined up for a glimpse of the president.

Health information could be accessible around the clock if all the data we had to deal with had only two digits to the right of the decimal place.