A new project at the Veterans Affairs Department significantly expands the market, which is already proving valuable elsewhere. But one expert suggests looking to ROI before deploying any RTLS or mHealth solutions.

A look at how the Health eDecisions project is aimed at bolstering mainstream use of evidence-based practices.

Now that many large and urban providers have adopted EHRs, IT vendors offer niche products for increasing quality metrics, streamlining workflow and bringing care to the home at the Canada-U.S. eHealth Innovation Summit.

A brief history of MappyHealth, and how the lessons learned can be applied to fledgling informatics projects. Beginning, of course, with tapping social media to from collaborations.

The NwHIN Exchange, under a new name, continues to take shape and move closer to its goal of being a sustainable public-private health information exchange.

The ACA and HITECH, when taken together, can help states break down existing data silos band, in so doing, make it harder for criminals to perpetrate fraud.

Exactly who pays for the Affordable Care Act taxes has, since the Supreme Court ruling more than even before, become a talking point for politicians -- just not always an accurate one.

The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) announced Friday that it has awarded a $20.75 million Health Care Innovation Challenge grant to a collaborative partnership that includes VHA Inc., the national health care network; TransforMED, a not-for-profit subsidiary of the American Academy of Family Physicians; and, Phytel, Inc., a technology company that leads the field in automated, provider-led population health improvement solutions. The grant will fund a three-year national project involving health care systems, hospitals, and provider practices throughout 16 communities. The goal of the project is to expand the concept of the Patient-Centered Medical Home to the Patient-Centered Medical Neighborhood and connect acute-care hospitals with primary care, specialty and subspecialty practices to drive better quality and superior patient experience at a more affordable cost.

As federal and public health entities, such as the CDC and NCI, add social media to their toolboxes, they are seeking ways to move beyond typical marketing functions and into core aspects of healthcare. Government can be difficult to move, and social media will be no exception, though some insiders are saying the time is nigh.