Speech recognition application developer Nuance Communications has entered into a distribution partnership with London-based Dictate.it.

Despite the health IT adoption push following the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, many healthcare facilities may not be prepared to meet some of the Health IT for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) requirements, based on the findings of the second annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society security survey.

Health IT company CareTech Solutions has reached an agreement in principle to acquire content management system provider Interactive Global Communications Network.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has settled with Milwaukee-based Merge Healthcare and two former senior executives over their roles in an alleged accounting fraud that ultimately caused the company's stock price to drop by two-thirds during a seven-month period.

AllOne Health and Connectyx Technologies have announced a partnership this week that will allow consumers to view and manage personal health records (PHR) on the Web, via portable USB storage devices and through their mobile phones.

The Federal Trade Commission has announced it is yet again delaying implementation of the Red Flags Rule until June 1, 2010.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) will audit a number of the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) programs involving health IT incentives, according to its 2010 work plan. The review also will involve health IT programs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued an interim final rule with request for comments to strengthen its enforcement of the rules promulgated under the modified version of HIPAA.