The economic slump is likely to delay information technology investments in hospitals across the country, according to a new survey by the American Hospital Association.

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued a final rule on procedures and requirements for Patient Safety Organizations (PSOs).

Students attending the Nelda C. Stark College of Nursing at Texas Woman's University, or TWU, will be able to utilize technology in their curriculum as a result of a partnership among TWU, Memorial Hermann Hospital System and VISICU.

Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is testing the impact of automated telephone follow-up systems on the management of patients taking commonly prescribed medications.

The adoption of healthcare information technology is key to hospital viability in the future, The Joint Commission stressed in a report released Thursday.

The Indiana Health Information Exchange has launched a chronic disease management program called Quality Health First, aimed at helping physicians and patients achieve better health outcomes.

General Electric's top brass - CEO Jeffrey Immelt and John Dineen, president and CEO of GE Healthcare - invoked an industrialist's approach to addressing healthcare's woes Tuesday as the company unveiled three new digital initiatives in the healthcare sector.

Edward Hospital & Health Services, a regional healthcare provider in Naperville, Ill., is developing a hospital-based community model that will connect its physicians electronically.

Acesis, a San Francisco-based developer of medical review software and services, has released a new product designed to automate and streamline the peer review process for hospitals and other healthcare providers.

As Congress gets down to business Monday, the first day of its lame-duck session, some staffers are headed to George Washington University Hospital for a healthcare IT tutorial.

Fourteen rural hospitals in South Dakota will receive $194,766 in grants to boost healthcare information technology initiatives.

Twelve critical access hospitals in North Dakota have launched a pilot project aimed at improving patient safety by automating and sharing data collection.

Kindred Healthcare, the largest post-acute care provider in the country, has selected new technology to help manage and coordinate referrals from other hospitals.

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and GE Healthcare are teaming up to develop cancer centers internationally.

President-elect Barack Obama's plan to extend healthcare to uninsured Americans will be beneficial to hospitals, medical centers and hospital equipment makers, according to Moody's Investors Service.

The Cleveland Clinic is piloting the use of a personal health record system with Microsoft's HealthVault, a Web-based personal health platform.

A recently-built hospital in Valencia, Spain attributes its profit margin and efficiency to a care management platform its doctors and nurses can access from their mobile phones. The hospital is exhibiting its healthcare solutions at the World of Health IT show here in Copenhagen.

The information technology director at George Washington University Hospital says physician support was key to automating the hospital's documentation processes.

Methodist Medical Center, a 330-bed hospital in Peoria, Ill., has deployed wireless technology to boost patient care and safety through expanded patient monitoring.

The Leapfrog Group is set to launch its new hospital incentives and reward program, which is being touted as more comprehensive and easier to use for both hospitals and payers.