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More Symantec woes: Software update shuts down military EHR
A software update was to blame for the shutdown of active-duty and retired military personnel and their families, according to Nextgov. The Department of Defense shut down its electronic health
Report: Healthcare accounts for 3 of the 6 worst data breaches in 2011
Data security breaches occur in every industry, but those in healthcare were particularly significant in 2011. Three of the six worst security breaches in the U.S. were in healthcare this year,
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
Army tests mobile EMR, patient tracking apps on iPhone, Android
The U.S. Army is testing EMR, medical supply-chain and patient-tracking applications on a variety of mobile devices for possible deployment in combat zones, a Pentagon publication reports. The Army's
VA to outsource retrieval of medical records from private providers
The Department of Veterans Affairs will bring in an unspecified private contractor to help reduce the time required to obtain medical records of veterans from private physicians. The idea isn't as
Air Force medevac planes deliver mobile health on a grand scale
Call it mobile health on a grand scale. Healthcare experts generally recommend against patient transfers whenever possible, but not the U.S. military when treating trauma cases in combat zones.
DoD telehealth center releases app for mental health; BlackBerry PlayBook SDK features imaging app;
> The National Center for Telehealth and Technology, one of the military's Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, has developed a free smartphone app
DoD to replace EMR after $2B upgrade only a mild success
Federal agencies that have their own health systems have been busy pondering the future of their EMRs, and some actually have taken steps forward recently. Of particular note, the Department of
Telehealth holds promise for alleviating primary care crunch
The current shortage of primary care physicians in America may only get worse when health insurance reform brings some 32 million newly insured patients into the mix by 2014. Some, including
VA to share health data with Indiana HIE
The Department of Veterans Affairs is expanding its efforts to share electronic clinical data with private healthcare organizations by partnering with members of the well-established Indiana Health
