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NewsUK report says NHS should follow VA's approach to telehealth
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) could learn a lot from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' rollout of telehealth services, according to a new report from London-based healthcare think Read more...
VA's hospital Facebook efforts aim to boost interaction with veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has set up Facebook pages for each of its 152 medical centers to try to engage more fully with returning veterans. The VA's proactive use of Facebook parallels 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...
Blue Button builds momentum inside and outside the VA
The Blue Button campaign that enable veterans to download their medical records from U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and non-VA providers is exceeding the government's expectations. Half a Read more...
HIEs in Ohio, Mississippi facilitate first interstate Direct messaging
For the first time, the Direct protocol for secure messaging has been used to exchange health data across state lines. Physician offices in Lima, Ohio, and Biloxi, Miss., used Direct messaging to 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...
VA cloud pilot could impact 134K medical workers
Privacy and communications issues surround planned pilot testing of cloud-based tools by the Department of Veterans Affairs that could impact as many as 134,000 VA medical workers. Specifically, the Read more...
Patient privacy concerns lead VA to test cloud application
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is testing an unnamed commercial "cloud" application that will allow VA employees to share data in the cloud without compromising the personal health Read more...
Pentagon calls for longitudinal EHRs in five-year HIT plan
The Military Health System will redesign its IT infrastructure and beef up its electronic health records to become more comprehensive and longitudinal, according to a newly released strategic plan. 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 >> EXTENSION, INC. Enhances Nurse-Patient Communications Within the VAEXTENSION’s dedicated public sector team focuses on expanding its growing client base FORT WAYNE, Ind.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- EXTENSION, INC.’s rapidly growing customer base now includes numerous 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 >> VigiLanz Selected for V.A. Hospital Pilot Project to Prevent Adverse Drug EventsMINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- VigiLanz Corporation, a leading health care software technology provider headquartered in Minneapolis and Chicago, today announced it has been selected by the U.S. Read more >> |
