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The three areas of MU2 that are most challenging for vendors are achieving certification for clinical quality measures, interoperability, and automated measure calculation for reporting metrics.

Though President Barack Obama takes responsibility, it is still unclear when the healthcare exchange website will be fixed.

A panel of 18 physicians spent months discussing ways to curb the unsustainable growth of healthcare costs in the United States.

More young adults are having a harder time transitioning from pediatric to adult healthcare.

Two of healthcare's information technology leaders are merging

A reader defends the goals of the Affordable Care Act.

A reader says that Canada's single-payer healthcare system is not right for the United States.

A reader comments on the difficulties of practicing primary care medicine in today's healthcare system.

A reader writes that without tort reform, the Affordable Care Act will not lower the cost of medical care.

A new study of healthcare disparities between states shows that poor residents of high-performing states often have better health outcomes than affluent residents of low-performing states.

A sampling of physicians on social media weigh in on the Affordable Care Act and the government shutdown this week.

We have answers to your questions about what the government shutdown means to physicians and their patients

The Department of Health and Human Services has furloughed more than half of its staff to comply with the government shutdown.

In line with a growing trend of consumers taking more responsibility for their health, more than 40% of American consumers say they would change doctors to gain full access to their electronic health record.

The group of U.S. Senators say the schedule for demonstrating Meaningful Use 2 is too aggressive and practices who are not ready should receive a one-year extension.

Last minute polls about the opening of the healthcare exchanges show that the public is still confused by mixed messages about the ACA.

Healthcare providers and payers are experimenting with a variety of new payment methods aimed at improving patient outcomes while lowering costs.

A reader complains that the reimbursement process has become overly complex and burdensome for providers.

A reader says the maintenance of certification process has not been shown to improve the quality of care doctors provide.

A reader, responding to a previous letter, says that senior citizens have paid for the healthcare benefits they receive.

Here's what you need to know about safeguarding your patients' health information under the new rules.

A reader tells fellow physicians they must learn to adapt to the new healthcare delivery environment.

A reader writes that defensive medicine now is included in the training doctors receive and is considered the standard of practice, making it difficult to eliminate from the culture of medicine.

A reader writes that the American Board of Medical Specialties is anti-competitive and wields too much power over the medical profession.