CMS will launch its eHealth initiative at the annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society conference in New Orleans, March 3-7, 2013.

A new study, published in the March issue of Health Affairs, found that the average physician will lose $43,743 over five years after adopting electronic health record systems.

CMS recently added a new web resource for eligible professionals, called "My EHR Participation Timeline," to its EHR Incentive Programs website.

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has launched a self-paced education module on the "transitions of care" from both a meaningful use and electronic health record technology certification perspective.

Here are nine questions to consider when using a mobile device to access an organization's internal network or system, such as an electronic health record system, according to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.

The American Academy of Family Physicians, American Medical Association and other medical societies have written letters urging HHS to postpone drafting stage 3 standards for meaningful use of electronic health record systems until it studies how the stage 1 criteria have worked in physician offices, according to a Medscape Medical News report.

Prospira PainCare in Mountain View, Calif., has signed an agreement to deploy cloud-based practice management, cloud-based patient communication and electronic health record services of athenahealth in Watertown, Mass., according to an Equities report.

Lincoln (Neb.) Orthopaedic Center has selected SRS technology for their electronic health records.

Electronic health record technology and services company SRS has received a substantial investment from Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm focusing on information technology.

University Survey has collected feedback on EHR experiences for 1,000 specialists providing ambulatory care and published their results in the 2012 EHR Assessment for Ambulatory Specialists.