A new study indicates that nurses believe health IT has strongpotential to improve patient care but cite significant challenges torealizing its full potential. The Nurses Talk Tech — coordinated byhealthcare technology and services company CDW Healthcare — evaluatedthe responses of more than 550 nurses in the United States.

One roadblock to the passage of recent health IT legislation is the general backupof bills currently awaiting a vote, but the other hurdle is conflictsbetween the bills themselves. Some health-IT experts have advocated forthe bills to be combined to raise the chances of passage this year.

The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has launched an18-month-long project to examine state governments’ role in health ITand how legislatures can advance the adoption of e-health records.

Large or small facility, day or night, the benefits of teleradiology are the same all around: timely access to good radiology care.

The tide is turning for handheld devices—as they become morefunctional, rugged and have longer battery life, they have become idealfor a multitude of tasks found in the healthcare arena. From betterrecordkeeping to quicker, more accurate treatment, clinicians have puthandhelds to the test with excellent results.

The industry has to formulate and gain consensus on commoninteroperability standards so healthcare can seamlessly, effectivelycommunicate.

It’s that time — we present our annual selection of the mostconnected healthcare facilities. Since health IT and interconnectivityare booming, this year we’ve upped the list from 10 organizations to25. The winners include large IDNs, community hospitals, academicmedical centers, an imaging center and an orthopedic center.

Leaders from some of this year’s Top 25 Connected Facilities share their thoughts on technology’s impact on the healthcare industry.