A consortium of pharmacy groups sent letters to the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) on June 1 requesting clarification on the interim final rule (IFR) on electronic prescriptions for controlled substances.

MINNEAPOLISImaging informatics luminary Paul Chang, MD, PhD, medical director of enterprise imaging at University of Chicago Hospitals, may have missed his real calling; he and his colleagues presented a SIIM conference firsta play starring Chang as the cranky radiology chair. The plot replicated standard operating procedures and challenges in many departments.

Communications provider Motorola has introduced two new data capturing technologies , the DS6878 cordless imager series and the DS6707-HC healthcare-specific handheld imager.

The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) has selected six organizations as finalists for the 2010 HIMSS Davies Ambulatory Care and HIMSS Davies Public Health Awards of Excellence, an annual award honoring healthcare organizations successfully achieving value from EHRs.

EHR developer EHS has integrated Midmark's IQecg digital resting ECG with its CareRevolution practice management and EHR tool.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Institute of Medicine (IOM) President Harvey Fineberg have launched a national initiative to share a wealth of new community health data to drive innovation and create new applications and tools to improve the health in the U.S.

A new law in Colorado mandates the creation of a statewide database of all-payor claims to be operational by Jan. 1, 2013, and outlines the formation process.

The European Commission has proposed large IT investments in a 10-year Digital Agenda to deliver sustainable economic and social benefits, as well as assist with transitions occurring with the digital economy, including providing better healthcare.