Department of Veterans Affairs news from FierceHealthIT
NewsNew electronic system will help VA clear claims backlog
It's a case of one step forward and one-and-a-third steps back: Although the Department of Veterans Affairs has processed nearly a million claims over the past year, another 1.3 million new claims Read more...
VA offers credit monitoring to veterans after personal info posted online
The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering free credit monitoring for one year to more than 2,200 veterans after their personal information was posted on the website Ancestry.com, according to Read more...
Federal agencies to go on a $6.5B health IT spending binge
Federal agencies will spend $6.5 billion on their own health IT needs in 2016, up from $4.5 billion in 2011, according to a new report from Deltek, a government IT contractor that operates a research Read more...
VA gives Harris $54.9M to streamline surgical workflow for hospitals
Harris Corp. has won a $54.9 million, 5-year contract to provide the Department of Veterans Affairs with a surgical workflow management solution. Harris' offering will incorporate the GE Centricity Read more...
DoD, VA will use service-oriented architecture in joint EHR
The ever-evolving, contentious effort to merge the electronic health records of the Department of Defense and the Veterans Affairs Department just took another step forward. Mark Goodge, chief Read more...
430K veterans press the Blue Button to retrieve health info
More than 430,000 veterans have used the Blue Button of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to download their personal health claims data, according to Todd Park, chief technology officer of the Read more...
VA social media policy outlines interaction, patient privacy protection practices
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has formalized its burgeoning social media empire by announcing a policy on how VA employees should use these online platforms. According to a press Read more...
CMS offers 'one stop shopping' on its provider comparison websites
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has added new features to its websites that compare quality indicators for various types of healthcare providers. At the same time, it has begun Read more...
Provider trust can cause an HIE to sink or swim
Amid the ongoing debate over the sustainability of multi-stakeholder health information exchanges, the National eHealth Collaborative (NeHC) has released a report explaining why some HIEs have been Read more...
VA lacked contractor cybersecurity oversight
Lack of cybersecurity controls at a Veterans Affairs Department contractor point to a lack of oversight by the office of the VA chief information officer, says a VA inspector general report according Read more...
| Press ReleasesVA Publishes Regulation on Newborn CareWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Department of Veterans Affairs has published a regulation officially amending VA’s medical benefits package to include up to seven days of medical care for newborns Read more >> VA Launches Facebook Pages for All 152 Medical CentersStrategy Enables Returning Vets to Engage with VA at the Local Level WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that all of its 152 medical centers are now Read more >> VA Celebrates National Rural Health DayWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Rural Health (ORH) is joining the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and other state and Read more >> VA Plans 3,000 Units of Housing for Veterans at 25 Locations NationwideContinues Ongoing Efforts to Provide Housing to Veterans WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Department of Veterans Affairs has entered agreements to provide more than 3,000 units of permanent and Read more >> U.S. Soldiers and Veterans at Home and Abroad Touched by Lifesaving Products From Philips HealthcareANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As soldiers are being treated for more advanced medical conditions on the battlefield, more advanced medical devices are required to respond to this need. Read more >> |
