OPM looks for advice on a health insurance enrollment system The Office of Personnel Management wants to create a one-stop-shop for feds to compare and select healthcare plans. By: Jessie Bur February 6
HHS wants to simplify electronic health record requirements The Department of Health and Human Services is proposing regulatory changes that could help make using electronic health records systems easier for doctors. By: Jessie Bur November 28, 2018
VA finalizes contract to bring electronic health records in line with military systems The multi-year and multi-billion-dollar effort could have wide ranging impact on all of American health care. By: Leo Shane III May 17, 2018
DoD’s next-gen health records system deemed ‘neither effective nor suitable’ A Department of Defense report based on 2017 testing found that the initial rollout of the MHS GENESIS system was difficult to use, lacked sufficient user training and offered inadequate help desk support. By: Jessie Bur May 11, 2018
VA lets doctors use telemedicine to cross state lines A new Veterans Affairs rule will supersede individual state telehealth laws and licencing restrictions to allow veterans' healthcare providers to administer care through virtual services across the U.S. By: Jessie Bur May 11, 2018
IG report: Weak security policies ‘compromised the integrity’ of DoD medical records Are your electronic medical records secure? DoD IG says not necessarily. By: Karen Jowers May 8, 2018
Senator: Major problems with new DoD health-records software could endanger patients The new system, being rolled out in Washington state, has generated inaccurate prescriptions and misdirected patient referrals. By: Karen Jowers April 26, 2018
Former VA CIO optimistic that IT initiatives will move forward Speaking at a conference following his recent resignation, former Veterans Affairs Chief Information Officer Scott Blackburn expressed confident in the department's move to a new electronic health record system, among other far-reaching projects. By: Jessie Bur April 23, 2018
Ambitious VA medical records overhaul in jeopardy after department shakeup Former VA Secretary David Shulkin has said the department was close to finalizing a contract just before he was fired. Now the deal is in limbo. By: Leo Shane III April 19, 2018
Veterans Affairs on course to top agency health IT spending The implementation of the new Veterans Affairs electronic health record system will drive the agency to spend more on health IT than any other agency, according to DelTek forecasts. By: Jessie Bur April 9, 2018
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