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Defense-VA Integrated Electronic Health Record Could Use Commercial Cloud
The technical blueprint for the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments integrated electronic health record makes the security and privacy of patient information the first priority of the joint system planned for deployment in 2017, backed by rigid clinician access control systems and secure patient identity systems.
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Denmark's New Continua-Compliant National Health IT Reference Architecture Available In English
Denmark has issued an English-language translation of its national health IT reference architecture, which mandates compliance with Continua's Design Guidelines for interoperability of devices, systems and services in personal connected health... Read More »
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Department of Health and Human Services Innovations Team Is Connecting with You!
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Innovation Team is taking new steps to make it easier for people to connect and find information on our innovation activities. As an example, we have used Twitter to promote the first time public voting for selecting input on the HHSinnovates Program. Read More »
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DeSalvo To Open Institute For e-Health Policy Capitol Hill Briefing
[...] On Thursday, April 10th, Dr. Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, the recently appointed National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, will participate in her first Capitol Hill briefing by providing opening remarks for a session on “The value of health data in transforming care using secure information to improve efficiency and quality.” Read More »
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Digitized 'Passport' Plan Aims to Improve Doc-patient Interaction
A Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center program to get patients more involved in their own care is getting a digital makeover, according to a report from Healthcare Informatics. Read More »
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DocGraph: Open Social Doctor Data
An inside look at DocGraph, a data project that shows how the U.S. health care system delivers care. Read More »
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Doctors Should Give Patients Their Damn Data
There are plenty of books out there to teach us how to boldly and proudly advocate for ourselves in the doctor’s office. Doctors have held the reins too long, goes the story, and ignored what patients want and need. [...] Read More »
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DoD and VA Interagency Program Office Awards iEHR System Integration Contract To Systems Made Simple
Systems Made Simple, Inc. (SMS), a leading provider of IT systems and services to support critical architecture, data, and application challenges in the healthcare industry, today announces its contract award to provide management and technical support services for the Integrated Electronic Health Record (iEHR) initiative. Read More »
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DOD Cooperation Accelerating VA Claims Handling
Senior officials from the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs assured Congress July 10 that they are closing in on solutions that will alleviate the backlog of veterans' health benefit claims and streamline processing of current and future claims. Read More »
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DoD Sets Sights On Vendor-Neutral Image Archive
The Department of Defense (DoD) has taken another step toward its transition to the joint integrated EHR (iEHR) that it is developing in partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), according to an announcement by Acuo Technologies, Dell, and BRIT Systems. Read More »
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DoD, VA Address Healthcare Data Standardization Project
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs will develop a data management service that seeks to allow the agencies to seamlessly share electronic medical records, Nextgov reported Wednesday. Read More »
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DOD, VA Shift Medical Record Strategy
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments , after several years of working toward a single, integrated electronic health record program, are changing their approach in the short term, the secretaries of both agencies said in a joint press conference Feb. 5. Read More »
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Dr. Eric Topol Joins The Wide Open Road Of mHealth As AT&T As Chief Medical Advisor
Last fall Verizon announced FDA approval for their Converged Health Management System, a remote patient monitoring platform to connect doctors with patient vitals using HIPPA level security. Now AT&T is upping the ante, announcing the appointment of Eric Topol, MD as Chief Medical Advisor, in charge of design, development and delivery of the company’s healthcare IT solutions. Read More »
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Effective Health IT Is The Heart And Backbone Of A Dominant ACO
Frank X. Speidel, MD, Chief Medical Officer for Healthcare IT Leaders outlines why effective Health IT is critical in a successful ACO environment. Read More »
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EHR And The VA: Part II – My HealtheVet
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a pioneer in the widespread, successful deployment of EHR, offers veterans access to their personal health records. [...] Hailed as a useful resource by many, the system has had its problems; the most serious ones have been fixed. Read More »
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