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Vendor sues NASA over open source project
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s plans to transition to a content management system with open source architecture are on hold for a little while...that contract has come under protest from eTouch Federal Systems LLC, which filed a formal bid protest on Dec. 28 against NASA’s new deal with InfoZen. Read More »
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Vendor Tapped without Competition for Key Parts of Defense-VA Pharmacy System
Buried deep in an ostensibly competitive new procurement for the pharmacy information system to serve the Veterans Affairs and Defense departments’ integrated electronic health record is the fact that VA already has selected a vendor to provide key components of what will become the largest pharmacy management system in the world.
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Verily launches clever new spoon That Compensates for Disabilities
People with physical disabilities face many challenges, such as difficulty eating, something many take for granted. But now Verily Life Sciences, formerly Google Life Sciences, has launched the Liftware Level, a handheld robotic device that compensates for erratic hand and arm movements, allowing people to eat without spilling. As part of the recent launch, the Huntington’s Disease Society of America (HDSA) and Teva Pharmaceuticals will be donating 1,000 Liftware Level Starter Kits to people who could benefit from the device...
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Verizon Will Be Part Of The Healthcare.gov 'Tech Surge'
Verizon will be part of the Healthcare.gov "tech surge" that President Obama explained on Monday. The company's Enterprise Solutions division has been brought in to improve the site's performance, an anonymous source told USA Today. Read More »
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Verizon, WellPoint, CVS, Walgreens Ally With Former Senators To Push Telehealth Policy Reform
A cohort of big players in connected health is joining three former senators in pursuit of policy that supports broad use of telehealth and remote patient monitoring. Read More »
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Vermont's HIX As A Path To Single Payer
Vermont health officials have a challenging task explaining to consumers the details and benefits of the state health insurance exchange without being able to say much about how insurance and healthcare will (or will not) change in 2017, when the state is set to transition to a single payer system. Read More »
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VetAdvisor Deploys SugarCRM to Create a World-Class Veteran Relationship Management Platform
VetAdvisor, the nation’s expert in veteran-centric holistic care, has rapidly expanded its reach to military veterans through its recent deployment of the SugarCRM customer relationship management (CRM) platform. Leveraging SugarCRM’s advanced open source CRM platform, VetAdvisor is able to provide proactive coaching services across behavioral health, wellness, financial, and all aspects of transition and career development.
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Veteran Healthcare Gets Smarter
Spurred in part by a need to care for returning Veterans, the federal government has been ratcheting up demands for new technological innovations that can make doctor-patient interactions more efficient and give patients more control over their health. And Humetrix has developed tools to meet those needs. Read More »
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Veterans Administration Starts Campaign To Raise PTSD Awareness
In observance of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) awareness month, the Department of Veterans Affairs National Center for PTSD invites the public to participate in its “Take the Step” campaign. Read More »
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Veterans Administration: Delay, Deny, Wait ’Til I Die
If you’re a veteran, especially an Iraq and Afghan war vet, you know exactly what that headline means. The backlog at the Veterans Administration rarely makes the news, nor does this startling fact: 22 veterans commit suicide every day. [...] Read More »
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Veterans Affairs Broadens View Of Mobile Devices
The Department of Veterans Affairs seeks a contractor to develop an application that will view images from the VistA electronic health record on mobile devices. Read More »
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Veterans Affairs Chief Says Agency Making Progress On Speeding Up Claims, Reducing Backlog
The head of the Department of Veterans Affairs said the agency is making strides in reducing the backlog and reducing the time it takes to process pension and disability claims. Read More »
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Veterans Affairs Department Appoints New CTO
New CTO Marina Martin broke fresh ground as an entrepreneur in government, a Presidential Innovation Fellow and as senior adviser to federal CTO Todd Park. Read More »
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Veterans Affairs Implementing RTLS Across Seven Midwest Hospitals
The facilities, located in Indiana, Illinois and Michigan, are installing six different types of real-time location systems, as well as passive RFID tags and other auto-ID technologies, with all data managed by Intelligent InSites software on a single platform. Read More »
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Veterans Affairs Office Seeks Agent Orange Beneficiaries
The San Bernardino County Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to find Vietnam veterans and their survivors who are unaware they are eligible for benefits related to Agent Orange exposure. Read More »
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