The ONC has dropped its plan for a controversial 2015 voluntary edition of CEHRT, incorporating some of the features of that plan into a Release 2 version of 2014 CEHRT, which providers must use beginning in 2015 to attest to meaningful use of health IT under the federal incentive program.

The latest healthcare hack appears to have been the HealthCare.gov website, federal officials confirmed last week. Hackers uploaded malware to a test server for the federal health insurance exchange.

Phillipsburg, NJ – September 4, 2014– INFINITT North America, an award-winning provider of image and information management solutions for healthcare, announced today that the INFINITT G3 RIS version 3.0.11.4 has been tested and certified as meeting the 2014 Modular Ambulatory EHR requirements, in accordance with ONC-ACB certification criteria. The INFINITT RIS was certified through InfoGard, one of the ONC-authorized certification bodies (ONC-ACBs), on August 21, 2014. The certification number issued to INFINITT is #IG-2384-14-0055.

As proposed in May, CMS issued a final rule that extended the stage 2 meaningful-use (MU) deadline one year and gave hospitals and physicians greater latitude to meet the requirements for the federal MU program.

Elm Grove, WI – Imaging Biometrics, LLC (IB), a biotechnology company specializing in the development of software solutions for advanced visualization and analytics, today announced that it has been issued a US patent covering a unique technology for magnetic resonance (MR) image data acquisition and post-processing. The patented technology has the potential to improve radiological workflows, reduce costs, and benefit stroke and brain tumor patients.

BURLINGTON, Mass., – August 25, 2014 – Nuance Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: NUAN) today announced it has achieved an industry-first milestone in sharing 3 billion medical images through the Nuance PowerShare™ Network. This reflects steady growth of approximately 30 percent each year as the technology gains more widespread adoption in hospitals and facilities securely sharing patient medical images using the cloud.

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Viztek, the leading provider of complete digital software and hardware diagnostic imaging solutions, will showcase its new Exa EHR at the Association for Medical Imaging Management (AHRA) Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C., August 10 - 13. The cost-effective solution from Viztek enables the seamless exchange of information for radiologists and technologists, while enhancing end user workflow via its user-friendly design and synchronization of EHR with PACS.

Burlington, VT – July 29, 2014 – Mach7 Technologies, an award-winning provider of medical image management solutions, announced today the release of an enhanced version of its Physician & Patient Portal, version 11.5.