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DOD Considering Open Source EHR System
PwC proposes bid to the Department of Defense that would transform the department’s IT management to heighten quality and efficiency...
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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 Decides To Keep Legacy EHR Until At Least 2018
The Department of Defense is officially sticking with its tried-and-true AHLTA electronic health records system for at least the next four or five years according to a recently released procurement document. [...] Read More »
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DoD EHR Selection, Interoperability With VA In Omnibus Bill
Omnibus bill places requirements on the DoD and VA concerning their EHR selection, optimization, and interoperability projects...
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DoD Opens Bidding For Massive EHR And IT Modernization
...The broad DoD Healthcare Management Systems Modernization undertaking, aka DHMSM — dubbed “Dim-Sum” by industry insiders — puts as much as $11 billion at stake, so the biggest vendors and consultants have been banding together for several months now to answer DoD’s request for proposal...
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DOD Seeks Best Ideas For Electronic Health Records
The Defense Department is releasing a draft request for proposals, or RFP, to modernize the military health system, the program manager for the effort said yesterday. Read More »
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DOD Seeks Value, Quality In Modernizing Health Records System
The Defense Department's senior official leading the competitive acquisition to modernize its health care management system has said he’s committed to ensuring the best value for taxpayer dollars while safeguarding quality of care. Read More »
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DoD Takes New EHR Direction, But It Still Isn’t The Right One
At a brief press conference on Wednesday, journalists watched in slightly bemused fascination as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions, Technology, and Logistics Frank Kendall attempted to explain the Department of Defense’s new direction in its ongoing efforts to modernize its electronic health record system while improving interoperability with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). [...] Read More »
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DoD Takes Next Step In Modernizing Electronic Health Records
The Defense Department has issued a request for proposals to modernize its electronic health records and allow DoD to share health data with the private sector and the Department of Veterans Affairs. It is a multi-billion dollar request to replace many of the current DoD legacy health care systems...
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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 Ask Vendors to Describe Existing Apps for iEHR
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments want vendors to tell them about services and products they can offer to meet the current and future technical needs for the integrated electronic health record (iEHR) as it prepares to roll out its initial version. Read More »
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DoD, VA EHR Projects Must Focus On Interoperability
The Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs must not lose sight of the ultimate goal of interoperability in their pursuit of their electronic health record systems, lawmakers said in passing the 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Act in the House on Wednesday. Read More »
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DOD, VA Officials Defend Progress In Rare Joint Hearing
Amid criticism of deficient leadership, officials from the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs on July 10 reiterated their commitment to an electronic health records-sharing program during a joint hearing between the House Armed Services and Veterans Affairs committees in Washington. Read More »
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DoD, VA Pick A Vendor For Integrated EHR Project
The Department of Defense (DoD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are once again trying to get their integrated EHR (iEHR) project off the ground. Last week, the departments announced that Systems Made Simple, Inc. (SMS) has been a re-compete contract to tackle the convoluted quest to increase interoperability between the two vast legacy systems. Read More »
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DOD, VA Pressed On Creating Electronic Medical Records
Lawmakers on Wednesday lamented stagnation in creating lifelong electronic medical records for troops and veterans, decrying a lack of leadership on the issue from the Defense Department, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the White House. Read More »
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