A-Life Medical, a computer-assisted coding company, has promoted Jaye Connolly to the additional post of CEO, effective immediately. Connolly had been serving as president since April, and will continue in that role as well.

The American Medical Group Association (AMGA) has released the names of 19 medical groups and organized systems of care that will be participating in its ACO Development Collaborative to assist member organizations in becoming successful accountable care organizations (ACOs).

Welch Allyn has lanched Connex Electronic Vitals Documentation System to capture and transmit patient data to EMRs to provide clinicians in non-critical settings with access to vital signs.

The University of Kentucky in Lexington is notifying 2,027 people of a breach of protected health information.

With the feds brandishing more than $20 billion dollars to encourage health IT adoption and usher in a new era of streamlined healthcare, interest in integration stands at an all-time high. The ability to integrate, share and route data among disparate systems is essential.

Jeffrey D. Selberg will join the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) as executive vice president and chief operating officer, effective Sept. 1.

A healthcare provider that creates a best practices IT platform to house and share medical records, manage hospital resources more transparently and define precise guidelines for medically authorized tests and procedures can generate significant operating efficiencies, according to analysis published in McKinsey Quarterly.

IBM and Beijing Goodwill Information and Technology, a provider of electronic cardiogram systems in China, have developed the first all-in-one electronic cardiogram management system in China.