Inside an otherwise ordinary office building in lower Manhattan, government-funded scientists have begun collecting and connecting together terabytes of patient medical records in what may be one of the most radical projects in health care ever attempted.

The College of Health Information Management Executives unveiled a case study this week that examines how a California-based home care and hospice agency is seeing benefits by using tablets.

Most variation in hospital readmission rates is driven by characteristics of the county in which the readmission occurred, according to a new study.

CMS will host a series of Special Open Door Forum (ODF) calls to allow physicians and other interested parties to give feedback on data elements for the Suggested Electronic Clinical Template for Home Health.

The Initiative plans to release pragmatic, bipartisan recommendations by late 2014.