HHS forms 'tiger team' to tackle how to protect privacy of health records across multiple network hand-offs.
The Office of the National Coordinator will award 11 contracts to develop XML-based information sharing framework.
Policymakers will turn to issues that arise at the intersection of state and federal health IT systems.
Federal health IT planners look to simplify access to the nationwide health information network to accommodate a horde of new healthcare users.
Fewer than eight percent of U.S. hospitals have EHRs in even one department, researchers report.
Rapid learning network would close some gaps in medical knowledge and cut costs, backers say.
Consulting firm predicts 75 percent adoption of e-prescribing by 2014.
Washington event showcases successes and reasons to be wary.
Federal incentive payments by no means cover the costs of health IT adoption, Avalere Health study finds.
Multi-state group urges automated solution to figuring out what state laws and rules apply for transactions across state lines.
