http://www.executivegov.com Tue, 21 May 2013 17:25:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/house-appropriations-panel-proposes-344m-for-joint-dod-va-ehr-system/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/house-appropriations-panel-proposes-344m-for-joint-dod-va-ehr-system/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 15:19:27 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=48022 The House Appropriations Committee’s proposed fiscal year 2014 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs includes $344 million for the development of the integrated electronic health record system, Nextgov reports. Bob Brewin writes that the proposed budget is higher than the $252 million the agency requested for fiscal 2014. Lawmakers also inserted language to restrict [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/house-appropriations-panel-proposes-344m-for-joint-dod-va-ehr-system/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/douglas-robb-to-head-new-defense-health-agency/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/douglas-robb-to-head-new-defense-health-agency/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 16:51:07 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=47701 Air Force Maj. Gen. Douglas Robb, former Joint Chiefs staff surgeon, has been appointed to lead the Defense Health Agency that will start operating Oct. 1, Marine Corps Times reported Wednesday. Patricia Kime writes the new agency will manage health care services such as the Tricare program, pharmacy services, medical education and training, logistics, acquisitions [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/05/douglas-robb-to-head-new-defense-health-agency/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/04/fed-employees-required-to-buy-insurance-through-health-exchanges-under-new-bill/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/04/fed-employees-required-to-buy-insurance-through-health-exchanges-under-new-bill/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 14:36:55 +0000 David J. Barton http://www.executivegov.com/?p=47581 The House Ways and Means Committee has proposed legislation seeking to require all federal employees to apply for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act-mandated insurance exchanges, the Federal Daily reported Monday. The staff of the Federal Daily said under H.R. 1780, all federal employees, including the president, vice president and cabinet members should purchase [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/04/fed-employees-required-to-buy-insurance-through-health-exchanges-under-new-bill/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/04/pentagon-delays-integrated-ehr-system-solicitation/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/04/pentagon-delays-integrated-ehr-system-solicitation/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:07:53 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=47165 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the Pentagon to restructure its approach to developing an integrated electronic health records system with the Department of Veterans Affairs, delaying a request for proposals to vendors for the program. The Pentagon was supposed to decide on a core source code and issue an RFP last month but Hagel’s [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/04/pentagon-delays-integrated-ehr-system-solicitation/feed/ 1 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/04/eric-shinseki-va-integrated-ehr-project-to-go-forward/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/04/eric-shinseki-va-integrated-ehr-project-to-go-forward/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 18:18:16 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=47145 Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki has told Senate lawmakers the agency will go ahead in developing an integrated electronic health record system with the Defense Department. During testimony before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Shinseki said the VA will need $344 million in fiscal year 2014 funds for iEHR, including $252 million to develop the [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/04/eric-shinseki-va-integrated-ehr-project-to-go-forward/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/03/jonathan-woodson-sequestration-reduces-medical-facility-funds/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/03/jonathan-woodson-sequestration-reduces-medical-facility-funds/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:16:28 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=46525 The Defense Department‘s top doctor is concerned about sequestration’s effects on patients, staff and facilities in the military healthcare system. Dr. Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary for health affairs, told the House Armed Services Committee will take away funding used to maintain, restore and update military medical facilities, American Forces Press Service reports. “This will negatively [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/03/jonathan-woodson-sequestration-reduces-medical-facility-funds/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/nih-facing-1-6b-sequestration-cut-francis-collins-comments/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/nih-facing-1-6b-sequestration-cut-francis-collins-comments/#comments Wed, 27 Feb 2013 19:53:15 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=46259 The National Institutes of Health would have to cut $1.6 billion from its budget for fiscal year 2013 under the automatic sequestration cuts scheduled to take effect Friday, USA Today reports. Dan Vergano writes that cut would take away 5.1 percent of funds for medical research and particularly impact new research grants. NIH has had [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/nih-facing-1-6b-sequestration-cut-francis-collins-comments/feed/ 1 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/pentagon-va-keeping-own-ehr-systems-emphasizing-interoperability/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/pentagon-va-keeping-own-ehr-systems-emphasizing-interoperability/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:33:52 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=45842 The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are taking a new approach towards integrating their electronic health records systems, Nextgov reports. Katherine McIntire Peters writes the departments will acquire technologies aimed at making their systems more interoperable instead of building a brand new system as previously planned. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said seven joint rehabilitation [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/02/pentagon-va-keeping-own-ehr-systems-emphasizing-interoperability/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/01/hhs-announces-new-1-5b-insurance-exchange-funding-round/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/01/hhs-announces-new-1-5b-insurance-exchange-funding-round/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 15:11:58 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=45511 The Department of Health and Human Services is awarding 11 states $1.5 billion in grants to continue developing health insurance exchanges under the Affordable Care Act, HHS said Thursday. California, Delaware, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, North Carolina, Oregon and Vermont will receive the Exchange Establishment Grants to build their marketplaces. “These states [...]]]> http://www.executivegov.com/2013/01/hhs-announces-new-1-5b-insurance-exchange-funding-round/feed/ 0 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/01/francis-collins-estimates-6-4-nih-funding-cut-under-sequestration/ http://www.executivegov.com/2013/01/francis-collins-estimates-6-4-nih-funding-cut-under-sequestration/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:56:46 +0000 Ross Wilkers http://www.executivegov.com/?p=45449 http://www.executivegov.com/2013/01/francis-collins-estimates-6-4-nih-funding-cut-under-sequestration/feed/ 0