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EHRs + Cloud Computing = Business Opportunities?
Photo: medicexchange.com The push for effective electronic-health records aided by cloud computing, which offers services stored and accessible via the Internet, could be the perfect partnership for...
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Fine-tuning the Federal Acquisition Regulation & Other ExecutiveGov...
ExecutiveGov’s round-up of news you need to read to stay up to speed on federal policy impacting the government-contracting community. DoD, VA Talk Details of EHR Merge The Defense Department and the...
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HHS Announces New Health IT Coordinator
Photo: reportinghealth.org The Health and Human Services Department has announced a new director of its health IT initiatives to replace agency stalwart Dr. David Blumenthal, who is returning to...
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ONC’s Mostashari on EHR Adoption and Business Opportunities for Health IT Firms
ONC Director Farzad Mostashari, Photo: hhs.gov Director of the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT Farzad Mostashari, the health agency’s point man for electronic health records — a key...
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Digital Health Records Czar: HHS Has ‘Fire in the Belly’ on Guidelines
ONC Director Farzard Mostashari, Photo: healthit.hhs.gov For the Health and Human Services Department’s digital-health-records czar, Farzad Mostashari, innovation is the name of the game. Mostashari,...
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VA Continues to Focus on Veteran Health Service Offerings
DoD Image The Department of Veterans Affairs will continue focusing on veteran homelessness, claims backlogs and access to care, VA CIO Roger Baker said Tuesday. GCN reports Baker made the announcement...
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VA, Pentagon Introducing Early EHR System in 2014
Site: NIST.gov The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments’ merged electronic health records system could be available at two facilities as early as 2014, according to FierceGovernment IT. VA Chief...
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Health CIO Group Asking CMS, ONC For More EHR Transition Time
The federal government should give healthcare organizations more time before starting the next phase of implementing electronic health records, according to letters from a group of health industry...
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House Panel Seeking To Give Roger Baker’s Office More Funds
The House Appropriations Committee has proposed a budget authorizing a 6.5 percent increase in the information technology budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs, reports Alice Lipowicz for...
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GAO: IT Progress Stalled In VA-DoD Healthcare Project
The Government Accountability Office recently audited the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs’ progress in integrating their healthcare facilities, Fierce Government IT reports. The Captain...
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VA Seeking EHR Scheduling Developers For $3M Cash Competition; Roger Baker...
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 records system,...
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Pentagon Delays Integrated EHR System Solicitation
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...
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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 health record...
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Frank Kendall: Pentagon, VA Aim to Have Joint EHR System At Year’s End
Frank Kendall, the Defense Department‘s top acquisition official, told reporters Wednesday the Pentagon should be able to implement a joint electronic health records system with the Department of...
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Pentagon, VA Work Toward Interoperable EHRs; Theresa Cullen Comments
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have jointly created the VistA Evolution software program that works to help users share electronic health records, Federal News Radio reported...
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Capt. John Windom: Pentagon Wants Industry Proposals for EHR System
The Pentagon has issued a draft request for proposals to the private sector aimed at helping the department upgrade its legacy electronic health records system, the American Forces Press Service...
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VA to Seek EHR System Ideas Through Public Competitions
The Department of Veterans Affairs wants to hold prize competitions to gather ideas on how to modernize its system for managing veterans’ electronic health records, Nextgov reported Tuesday. Bob...
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HHS Opens Health IT Contest to Address Heart Disease; Janet Wright Comments
The Department of Health and Human Services has kicked off a challenge in search of health information technology tools from healthcare professionals as HHS seeks to address heart disease through...
View ArticleRep. Michael Burgess Drafts Bill on New EHR Systems Interoperability Measures
Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) is proposing new measures for vendors to comply with systems interoperability standards for electronic health records as he pointed to concerns over the progress of...
View ArticleGAO: DoD, VA Need Time Frame, Outcome-Based Metrics for EHR Interoperability
The Government Accountability Office urges the Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs to continue their work with the Interagency Program Office to establish interoperability between...
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