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Hagel says DoD to adopt commerical EHR

Bernie Monegain May 22, 2013
Opting against the VA's VistA, the Defense Secretary explained that "commercial alternatives may offer reduced cost, reduced schedule and technical risk, and access to increased current capability and future growth in capability."
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VA expanding new strategy for claims backlog

 Anthony Brino May 21, 2013
Along with scaling its digital claims processing system, the VA is trying to get more veterans to file fully developed claims -- putting more documentation responsibility on vets, but promising a faster response at the same time.
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WEDI, state collaboratives prep ICD-10 initiative

 Tom Sullivan May 21, 2013
WEDI aims to align state-based organizations to streamline the conversion, reduce costs and create best practices around ICD-10 implementation.
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HIMSS names advisory panel for Government Health IT Conference

 Tom Sullivan May 20, 2013
Industry luminaries including Aneesh Chopra and Roger Baker to help shape the program's content and featured tracks.
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Commentary: How data sharing between AHLTA and VistA is possible

 Michael J. Luby May 17, 2013
Despite the frustration and the jokes around iEHR, real data exchange is happening between the DoD and VA and the potential to build on that for the future resides in creatively using resources built in the past.
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan May 17, 2013
EHR, OMB, Cloud-First and FDCCI all under the gun ... This week in Government Health IT.
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Tavenner confirmation triggers applause from industry

 Tom Sullivan May 16, 2013
Healthcare associations and organizations said her career experience and progress as acting administrator of CMS make Marilyn Tavenner a strong leader to drive the policy changes in Obamacare.
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Bipartisan bill would slash iEHR funding

 Erin McCann May 16, 2013
Saying that the proposed legislation would address "the failure of DoD and VA to develop a single unified medical record," one of the bill's backers explains that it would require VA and DoD to prove they are implementing a plan for that single medical record.
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FDCCI: A ship with potential but not empowered captains

 Tom Sullivan May 15, 2013
Has OMB lost its way toward the ambitious, if not sprawling, datacenter consolidation and Cloud-First initiatives?
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OHN's 12 health IT best practices, part 10: Credentialing and privileging

 Erin Davis May 13, 2013
When timing, policy, and people align, great things can happen.
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OHN's 12 health IT best practices, part 10: Credentialing and privileging

 Greg Billings May 13, 2013
When timing, policy, and people align, great things can happen.
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HIX call centers to create 9,000 jobs

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org May 06, 2013
Vangent, which recently got a $530 million contract to run the centers, will spread the jobs over 14 states.
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Vets file class action over VA breach

 Anthony Brino May 03, 2013
Two veterans in South Carolina have filed a class action lawsuit against the VA stemming from a February breach, arguing that it would have been preventable with encryption.
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Vangent to run HIX call center for 34 states

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org April 29, 2013
Organization will also field inquiries concerning Medicare, Medicare Advantage and related programs.
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Lawmakers push Hagel on DoD-VA interoperability

 Anthony Brino April 17, 2013
As news of backlogs in veterans benefits continues to make headlines, lawmakers are pushing for answers on digital information exchange from Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel -- who frankly described problems in the plans and cancelled an RFP, saying he'd have clarification plans soon.
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Data prize series to solve 'most daunting' healthcare problems

 Anthony Brino April 16, 2013
A new prize series launched by a consortium of health and policy groups aims to bring the nation's most vexing healthcare problems to data scientists, with the solutions made broadly available.
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Senate committee questions Shinseki's VA budget request

 Erin McCann April 16, 2013
VA Secretary Eric Shinseki submitted the agency's 2014 budget, a request that was met with concerns from members of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs.
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Medicare in Obama's 2014 budget

 Kaiser Health News www.kaiserhealthnews.org April 15, 2013
President Obama's 2014 budget plan includes a number of money-saving changes to Medicare, some of which have triggered concern from patient and provider groups.
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Vets mostly found benefits in PHRs, study finds

 Anthony Brino April 11, 2013
In a focus group, veterans who had access to a variety of their healthcare data cited improved communications with their providers and improved self-management.
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Senate confirmation hearing set for Tavenner

 Diana Manos April 09, 2013
The acting CMS administrator's hearing comes as lawmakers in Washington are under increasing pressure regarding Medicare and Medicaid budgetary issues.
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