Four physicians - one from Texas and three from Iowa – are the first in the country to successfully demonstrate meaningful use and receive their Medicaid electronic health record incentive payments, according to Government Health IT.

Varying privacy laws and data standards in each state are hindering communication between state health information exchanges (HIEs). In fact, they may be the biggest challenge facing HIE initiatives, according to Health IT leaders cited in a recent SearchHealthIT article.

Testimony given by the Government Accountability Board indicates that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) believes both the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense lack a coordinated plan to bring health information technology to fruition, according to a recent article from Information Week.