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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Coast Guard to join DoD’s electronic health care system The Coast Guard will join the Department of Defense's multibillion-dollar electronic health system, MHS GENESIS, to transition its records into an interoperable electronic format. By: Jessie Bur April 9
New HHS site promotes healthy access to online patient records The Department of Health and Human Services' "Guide to Getting and Using Your Health Records" offers patients easy steps for accessing and using their electronically stored health data. By: Jessie Bur April 4
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