HP Enterprise Services received the contract to build a statewide HIE and e-prescribing system for Texas, according to Government Health IT.

The Office of the Inspector General will monitor the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid’s computer upgrades, reports Government Health IT.

The President’s Council on Advisors on Science and Technology is a newly created workgroup created by The Office of National Coordinator for Healthcare IT to advise on the future work of the ONC, according to CMIO.

The Health Information Partnership of Tennessee has named Keith Cox, formerly of Microsoft, to lead the development of a Health Information Exchange (HIE), reports the the Nashville Post.