In order to address the backlog of veterans who need care, the Veterans Administration wants to hire an additional 28,000 healthcare providers. So reports the Boston Globe.

The Flexibility in Health IT Reporting (Flex-IT) Act, introduced to Congress recently, would provide more flexibility for doctors attesting to Meaningful Use. So reports Fierce EMR.

The Physicians Foundation conducted a poll of 20,000 doctors and found 85% had implemented an electronic medical record system. So reports Healthcare IT News.