Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
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Many Younger Vets Among The Ranks Of Uninsured
More than a quarter of all veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan don’t have health insurance and aren’t part of the Department of Veterans Affairs health system, according to an analysis of VA data. Read More »
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Markle Foundation Releases Blue Button Video To Show Promise And Potential Of Consumers Access To Their Own Health Information
To help consumers, providers, insurers and other health data holders see how providing the ability for people to download their health records can improve health and health care, the Markle Foundation today released a new video showing the power of blue button technology. Read More »
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Measures: Surprising HIT Opportunities in Obama's Federal Budget
The recent release of the President’s 2013 federal budget indicates a robust market for industry in the health IT marketplace. The 2013 budget request is estimated at $11.8B, for instance, a slight increase from the 2012 levels of $11.6B. This boost in funding demonstrates the important role health IT provides in advancing our nation’s healthcare system...
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MEDfx CEO Colin Barry Discusses Virtual Lifetime Electronic Records (transcript)
This is the transcript of my recent podcast with MEDfx CEO Colin Barry.
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Medicare Prescribes More Brand Name Drugs Than VA
Medicare Part D beneficiaries are two to three times more likely than those covered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to be prescribed brand name diabetes drugs rather than generics, a new study suggests. Read More »
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Medsphere Contributes Enhanced Database Management System to VistA Open Source Community
Medsphere Systems Corporation...this week announced that the company is contributing the enhanced Medsphere Systems File Manager (MSC FileMan) database management system to OSEHRA, the nonprofit open-source organization dedicated to accelerating innovation in health care information technology. Read More »
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Medsphere Enhances OpenVista EHR System for Meaningful Use
Medsphere Systems Corporation, a pioneer in open-source healthcare enterprise solutions, today announced the generally available (GA) release of the enhanced OpenVista® electronic health record (EHR) platform, which is currently being installed across the Medsphere client base.
Medsphere Expands Federal Business as Subcontractor to Adams Communication
Open source health IT leader lends industry expertise to ICD-10 improvement project for essential systems in the Veterans Health Administration Read More »
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Medsphere Systems and ChartLogic Merge
Medsphere Systems Corporation and ChartLogic, Inc., today announced that they have executed a definitive agreement to merge the two companies. The transaction will expand Medsphere’s existing enterprise healthcare IT products and services to include ChartLogic’s proven ambulatory electronic health record (EHR), practice management and medical billing solutions. ChartLogic will retain its name and operate as a division of Medsphere; the expanded company will offer integrated delivery networks and physician practices an affordable and interoperable choice that meets the clinical needs of providers across the spectrum of care...
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Medweb PACS Bi-directional Web Interface Powers DoD/VA EMR Interoperability
Medweb announced today the successful implementation of the Medweb Multi PACS query engine and viewer that links to multiple PACS systems throughout the Department of Defense (DoD) and Veteran Affairs (VA). [...] Read More »
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MHS Gives Glimpse of Future HIT
In a session so crowded that conference officials closed the doors and effectively locked attendees out, Military Health System acting CIO Karen Guice, MD, offered a glimpse of the future of MHS health IT.
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MHS, Navy CIOs Discuss EHR Adoption, DoD Choices At Summit
The CIOs of the Military Health System (MHS) and the US Navy, David Bowen and Commander Cayetano S. Thornton, took the stage at the Government Health IT Conference and Exhibition this week to discuss EHR adoption, modernization, and the swirling questions surrounding the Department of Defense’s efforts to find a suitable EHR to meet their needs. Read More »
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Miami VA Healthcare System Extends Its Use Of LiveData Patient Safety Solution Throughout The Entire Perioperative Suite
DSS Integrates LiveData PeriOp Manager with VistA Architecture, Improving Workflow and Increasing Operational Intelligence Read More »
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Midland Memorial Hospital is Live with EHR Doctors, Inc. on the NHIN
EHR Doctors, Inc. and Midland Memorial Hospital announced today that Midland Memorial Hospital is now live with the Social Security Administration (SSA) MEGAHIT project. EHR Doctors, Inc. became the first nationwide health information exchange to connect to the Nationwide Health Information Network (NwHIN) and the SSA MEGAHIT project.
Mike ONeill: Making VistA More Accessible
In this slideshow, Mike ONeill, Senior Advisor to the Director, VA Innovation Initiative (VAi2), US Department of Veterans Affairs, outlines the need for a new approach to electronic health record systems and draws on the benefits of establishing a new and international open-source community. Read More »
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