Pentagon Wants Commercial Tech for VA EHR Data Transfer
The Defense Department will acquire commercial technology for its system to transfer data between the Pentagon and Department of Veterans Affairs‘ electronic health records systems, ...
House Appropriations Panel Proposes $344M for Joint DoD-VA EHR System
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 ...
Douglas Robb to Head New Defense Health Agency
Maj. Gen. Douglas Robb
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 ...
NIH Facing $1.6B Sequestration Cut; Francis Collins Comments
Francis Collins
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 ...
Pentagon, VA Keeping Own EHR Systems, Emphasizing Interoperability
Eric Shinseki and Leon Panetta (left to right)
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are taking a new approach towards integrating their electronic health records systems, ...
VA Seeking EHR Scheduling Developers For $3M Cash Competition; Roger Baker Comments
Roger Baker
The Department of Veterans Affairs will award up to $3 million in cash prizes to developers who can make a scheduling module compatible with the VA’s electronic health ...
HHS Announces New $1.5B Insurance Exchange Funding Round
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, ...
Profile: Doug Rosendale, Cairn CEO and Founder
Doug Rosendale
Doug Rosendale is the CEO and founder of Cairn Corp., a health information technology startup aimed at advancing interoperability and increased use of mobile technology ...
VA Aiming to Wrap Up Electronic Claims System Deployment This Year; Eric Shinseki Comments
Eric Shinseki
The Department of Veterans Affairs is deploying a new electronic claims processing system nationwide at regional benefits processing offices in an initiative to eliminate ...
Francis Collins Estimates 6.4% NIH Funding Cut Under Sequestration
Francis Collins
The National Institutes of Health would have to cut 6.4 percent from its budget if the sequestration mechanism triggers March 1, the agency’s director told Politico.
Francis ...
