The Health and Human Services Department has announced $20 million in additional economic stimulus law grants to help rural hospitals install electronic health record systems.
With smart-phone use on the rise, health care agencies are launching a variety of mobile applications for patients and providers.
A project funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse turns a smart phone into a tool for aiding people with borderline personality disorder.
A smart-phone pilot project gives patients in underserved areas better access to dermatologists.
The Veterans Affairs Department and the Markle Foundation are promoting "blue button" applications that would allow patients to download their personal medical data from providers and insurers.
The Veterans Affairs Department is testing how to exchange patient medical data electronically with private hospitals and doctors, this time in Indiana.
Ending months of discussion, the top IT official at the Veterans Affairs Department came down in favor of retaining the MUMPS computer language for VA's electronic health record system.
Industry members have strong opinions on whether the Veterans Affairs Department should retain VistA's existing computer language is it becomes modernized
Spending on state and local health information technology systems is expected to rise by 19 percent during the next five years, according to market research firm Input Inc.
The California Telehealth Network will link 800 facilities statewide.
The Veterans Affairs Department is evaluating whether to put VistA on an open-source development path.
The Health and Human Services Department has asked for feedback on its draft strategic plan for 2010 to 2015.