Though more and more healthcare facilities are adopting IT systems to streamline operations and boost quality of care, only 10 percent of them have a fully installed health IT system in place, according to recently released results from an American Hospit

Provider of health IT outsourcing and management security systems Bluegate Corp. has acquired Houston-based Trilliant Corporation.

High-level executives from a number of powerful high-tech companies yesterday jointly declared that building a networked healthcare system is an absolute necessity for the United States.

Healthcare facilities and physician practices large and small are investing in electronic medical records. A variety of facilities tell how they've taken the plunge - and offer advice for those ready to make the jump.

The Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology, sponsored by the health IT industry, will expand to give greater representation to certain industry stakeholders.

The average cost per physician in starting up an EHR system could be as high as $33,000, so says a special issue of Health Affairs that last month released the results of a web and telephone response based survey.

If the healthcare community would fully implement information technology such as EMRs and various other health IT systems -- the cost savings could potentially reach $162 billion annually, according to a pair of new RAND Corporation studies released yeste

CAD for mammography, breast MRI and now breast ultrasound are improving early lesion detection and even streamlining workflow.