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The changes taking place in U.S. healthcare as a result of rapid healthcare IT adoption leave the nation's health IT chief  Farzad Mostashari optimistic - especially about improving quality, he told the audience at a meeting of the National Quality Forum Thursday, as he urged: "Keep our eyes on the prize."

The New York eHealth Collaborative, the New York City Investment Fund and the New York State Department of Health have launched a $4.2 million program to foster health IT innovation and create 1,500 new jobs in the state.

CMS announced its final rule for preventing Medicare fraud Tuesday, while the GAO issued a report requesting more action be taken.

There was a readiness gap between what physicians thought they could do and what they were eligible to do to collect meaningful use incentives last year, a new study finds.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a final rule Tuesday aimed at preventing Medicare fraud. CMS estimates the rule will help save taxpayers nearly $1.6 billion over 10 years.

Health insurer WellPoint is working with Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center to develop new diagnosis and treatment solutions. Wellpoint will look to the cancer center to provide clinical expertise to help shape its new products.

As they prepare to convert to ICD-10, nearly half of providers nationwide are planning to purchase an inpatient computer-assisted coding (CAC) solution within the next two years, according to a new report from KLAS.

While legislators and judges in Washington D.C. work to either eviscerate or preserve the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, two men in Maryland -- one a serial entrepreneur and the other a physician and respected public health official -- work diligently to create a new model for healthcare delivery and insurance, a self-described "audacious attempt to create systemic change."

Wendy Whittington, MD, chief medical officer at Anthelio Healthcare Solutions, supports the adoption of health IT.

Providing access to "big data" is a giant step to curing many healthcare ills and taking control of he healthcare costs, according to a new report released today by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, a p