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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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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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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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Q&A: Why IT security grows more complex

 Anthony Brino May 07, 2013
With digitization and interconnected devices come HIPAA compliance costs and a web of security issues. Organizations should thus be devoting extra scrutiny to vendors and designing security architectures from the get-go, one cyber-security analyst suggests.
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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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The VNA Strategy: Balancing Workflow and Enterprise Imaging Management

 Government Health IT Staff April 16, 2013
As healthcare providers implement health IT to comply with federal mandates and participate in quality of care programs, VNA solutions can play a critical role in helping them meet their needs today and in their future IT initiatives. Forward-thinking healthcare providers around the world are already successfully meeting this challenge with VNA. Download this Healthcare IT News eBook to learn how VNA enables exchange, supports data consolidation and IT simplification.
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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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How cloud computing enhances care in the 'golden hour'

 Lt. Col. Jose Albino (Ret.) April 05, 2013
With quick access to patient information, including medical, imaging and health informatics data, doctors can improve care in combat zones.
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VA offers DoD a helping hand

 Jeff Rowe April 01, 2013
Is there an added layer of consideration within the DoD’s desire to provide its constituents with the best service possible, just as any other business wants to serve its customers?
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Vets may face insurance gaps without Medicaid expansion

 Anthony Brino March 26, 2013
Urban Institute researchers estimate that about half of the nation's 1.3 million uninsured veterans could remain without coverage in states that don't expand Medicaid.
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3 top priorities for CommonWell

 Michael F. Arrigo March 04, 2013
Reporting from HIMSS13, No World Borders managing partner Mike Arrigo spotlights the initial steps the newly-formed CommonWell Health Alliance intends to pursue.
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Health Language Selected by Department of Defense to Augment Data Warehousing Projects

 Government Health IT Staff March 01, 2013
Global Technology Resources, Inc. Selects Health Language to Support its Armed Forces Clinical Database Contract
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Editor's Desk: T.W.I.G. Notes

 Tom Sullivan March 01, 2013
Imagine: A physician fresh from med school walking into an MS-DOS clinic while streaming Spotify on an Android device. Inconceivable?
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DoD, VA reiterate commitment to iEHR -- again

 Tom Sullivan February 28, 2013
VA Secretary Shinseki and new Defense Secretary Hagel pledge to meet soon to discuss their "desire to build on the strong partnership between the two departments."
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House panel blasts DoD for overlooking VistA

 Tom Sullivan February 27, 2013
In an unusual twist, the VA reacted to a DoD request for information by suggesting its long-standing VistA electronic health records systems. But the DoD insists it must evaluate VistA as it would any EHR acquisition.
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Q&A: iBlueButton empowers patients to be the HIE

 Mary Mosquera February 25, 2013
Humetrix expands its mobile health information hub to arm Apple and Android devices with access to various Blue Button accounts and, in so doing, moves patients closer to the center of their own health records.
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Why EHR vendor websites matter

 Jeff Rowe February 21, 2013
Despite some skepticism, there are valid reasons for a recently-published academic report to delve into the web sites of electronic health records makers.
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Lucy, legislators and the health IT conveyor belt: Stark and Anti-Kickback

 Gary LaMoyne February 18, 2013
Physician practices could face a seven-fold increase in EMR costs at year’s end, a reality that leaves Gary LaMoyne of Woman’s Hospital wondering: Why do we have to sunset our EMR subsidy at the end of the year?
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