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NewsBreach of info for 20K patients at Stanford underscores gaps in business associate security
Stanford University Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., recently found that a spreadsheet containing health data on about 20,000 emergency department patients had been posted on a website unrelated to the Read more...
Blumenthal: Health IT is key to health reform
It's been a busy year in the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and for health IT in general. "It's been a whirlwind of activity. Many of you have spent many Read more...
Advocates battle to keep open source in HIT reform efforts
As providers line up to take advantage of stimulus funds encouraging health IT use, some IT pros say a crucial issue is being overlooked. Open-source technology advocates say that the existing Read more...
VA revamping IT infrastructureThe U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) has set plans to realign its IT organization over the next two years. The VA has awarded a $16 million contract to IBM to accomplish the job, which will encompass the Veteran's Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration and National Cemetery Administration. The VA already has a widely-praised health IT infrastructure in place, including the … Read more...Kudos keep coming for VistAA business columnist in the Dallas Morning News has joined the parade trumpeting the technology innovation--and improved patient care and cost savings--generated by the Veterans Health Information Systems & Technology Architecture (VistA), to maintain electronic health records (EHRs) for more than five million patients seen at the VA's 1,400 health care facilities. "Your government and your tax dollars brought you the Internet and changed the world," notes columnist … Read more...Congress seeks single EHR for militaryCongress is about to ask the Defense Department and the Department of Veterans Affairs to use one electronic health records (EHRs) system. DOD and the VA treat a similar pool of patients, so a common military EHR would be useful and logical, industry and healthcare experts say. The House and Senate adopted similar language in appropriations bills in which they urge the VA and DOD to use a common EHR system. Differences in the bills must be resolved in conference later this year. In … Read more... |
