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In the news: Katrina's toll on health records still lingers

 GHIT Staff September 02, 2008
Three years after Katrina, every health information management department in New Orleans is still trying to overcome damage caused by the storm, the American Health Information Management Association reports.
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Military medical intelligence center gets a new name

 Peter Buxbaum July 07, 2008
The National Center for Medical Intelligence's new responsibilities reflect expanded relationships with the Homeland Security Department, the White House, the State Department and other agencies.
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Louisiana eyes CMS grant to spur health IT

 Heather Hayes March 21, 2008
State is vying to be one of a dozen communities the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will pick to fund health IT and quality measures in small group practices.
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Disaster IT comes of age

 Brian January 28, 2008
A quiet renaissance is occurring in the sophistication of disaster response systems nationwide.
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Casscells eyes game clock

 John Pulley January 28, 2008
DOD's top health official has less than a year to make improvements to military health IT
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Still starting over

 Nancy zz_Ferris November 01, 2007
After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was supposed to become a showcase for civic health IT. But two years later, a regional health information exchange has yet to get off the ground.
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Public-minded health IT

 Paul McCloskey November 01, 2007
The presidential candidates have given short shrift to the notion that information technology is essential to curing the U.S. health care system.
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VistA outage disrupts Calif. VA hospitals

 Mary Mosquera October 05, 2007
One official called it "the most significant technological threat to patient safety VA has ever had."
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Mending the safety net

 Bob Brewin September 26, 2007
CIOs say public hospital tech gap threatens national health network
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Diaspora dispatches

 Bob Brewin September 26, 2007
The stories of individual health workers, hospital IT staff and tech executives responding to Katrina reveal the buried potential of the nation's health IT infrastructure
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AMA launches disaster preparedness journal

 GHIT Contributing Writer June 25, 2007
The American Medical Association recently launched its newest peer-reviewed academic journal, focused on public health and disaster preparedness and response. Such an announcement would usually be occasion for eye-glazing and nap time, but in view of what
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Prescription info now available online in an emergency

 Nancy Ferris June 04, 2007
A new Web service allows doctors and pharmacists to obtain medication histories after a disaster wipes out medical and drugstore records.
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Prescription info now available online in an emergency

 Nancy zz_Ferris June 04, 2007
A new Web service allows doctors and pharmacists to obtain medication histories after a disaster wipes out medical and drugstore records.
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Pharmacies launch emergency RxHistory service

 Paul McCloskey April 24, 2007
The system was inspired during Hurricane Katrina to give physicians electronic access to prescription records of victims of emergencies wherever they occur.
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Pharmacies launch emergency RxHistory service

 Paul McCloskey April 24, 2007
The system was inspired during Hurricane Katrina to give physicians electronic access to prescription records of victims of emergencies wherever they occur.
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Injured soldiers battle disability claims backlog

 Mary Mosquera April 02, 2007
Lack of standards for data sharing leaves veterans without money for expenses.
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Many agencies to contribute to pandemic preparedness

 Bob Brewin December 21, 2006
The Department of Health and Human Services will take lead in responding to an outbreak, but the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, among others, will also play a role.
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Many agencies to contribute to pandemic preparedness

 Bob Brewin December 21, 2006
The Department of Health and Human Services will take lead in responding to an outbreak, but the Defense Threat Reduction Agency and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, among others, will also play a role.
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Bill puts HHS in charge of medical disaster response

 Bob Brewin December 11, 2006
In a bill President Bush is expected to sign this week, DHS loses its role in overseeing the response to bioterrorism attacks or disease outbreaks.
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Bill puts HHS in charge of medical disaster response

 Bob Brewin December 11, 2006
In a bill President Bush is expected to sign this week, DHS loses its role in overseeing the response to bioterrorism attacks or disease outbreaks.
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