The Government Accountability Office has recommended the Department of Veterans Affairs to address issues regarding critical system modernizations, data center consolidation and the retirement of legacy systems to help refresh the VA’s information technology
MoreThe Congressional Budget Office has estimated that it would cost $122 million over the 2017 to 2021 period to implement a bill that would require the Department of Health and Human Services to expand federal health information technology programs. CBO said
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The Air Force Medical Service is working to develop a new electronic health record that can offer soldiers real-time data to help deliver treatment to wounded personnel deployed in harsh or isolated environments.
MoreThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology have released an electronic health record support tool and EHR contracting guide to help clinicians assess their
MoreThe Military Health System has deferred the rollout of the new electronic health record system as the MHS has called for a review and and potential modifications prior to release. The program executive office
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The Defense Department will delay the launch of its electronic health records system by a few months due to technical issues identified during the testing phase, Federal News Radio reported Thursday. Jared
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Reps. Ted Lieu (D-California) and Will Hurd (R-Texas) have asked the Department of Health and Human Services to develop guidance that would require healthcare providers to immediately report cases of ransomware-related attacks to government
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Lloyd McCoy Jr., a market intelligence manager at immixGroup, has said the Defense Departmentâs budget request for fiscal year 2017 contains health information technology initiatives that would prioritize the deployment of a
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David Shulkin, undersecretary for health at the Department of Veterans Affairs, has called for more integration between the VAâs electronic health record and private sector providers in order to help veterans access
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has said that it has complied with a congressional mandate to make its electronic health records interoperable with the Defense Departmentâs data through the Joint Legacy Viewer
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