As the 2014 deadline approaches for the healthcare law, many states are under enormous pressure to get a system in place, according to Government Health It. Many in the industry question whether a majority of the states will be able to make the deadline.   Read more...

Utah‘s largest health insurer, Regence Blue Cross, is helping Utah‘s health information exchange, reports The Salt Lake Tribune. Regence Foundation, the insurer‘s charitable arm, is investing $90,000 in a campaign to promote the Clinical Health Information Exchange.    Read more...

Federal regulators moved one-step closer to releasing the second rule Stage 2 of the HITECH Act, according to Gov Info Security. The rule, drafted by the Department of Health and Human Services and submitted to the OMB, outlines how hospitals and physicians must meaningfully use electronic health records.   Read more...