Open source software has the potential to dramatically change and improve the way health IT is developed and pave the way to easier interoperability, benefiting patients and caregivers, according to a report recently released by the California Health Care Foundation.

Privacy and security regulations and the maturity of available products are propelling the rapid growth of single sign-on software.

A Micromedex-sponsored guidebook called “Improving Outcomes with Clinical Decision Support: An Implementer’s Guide” has been named one of two recipients of the HIMSS 2005 ‘Book of the Year’ award.

President Bush last week released his administration’s Fiscal Year 2007 Budget which shows increased allotments for health IT initiatives. In its evaluation of the budget, HIMSS noted that health IT was the top item, which is obviously a good sign.

Patient satisfaction and safety are the two biggest healthcare issues that will be faced in coming years, and along with that comes the implementation of health IT initiatives to boost patient satisfaction and reduce medical errors.

Congressman Phil Gingrey, MD, opened the Physicians’ IT Symposium on Sunday at the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) annual meeting in San Diego by providing a strategic framework to guide the American health information technology community.

HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality today launched a new suite of "learning resources" designed to help healthcare providers adopt health information technologies quickly and effectively.