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DoD, VA Reassure Congress Of Continued Growth Of Health Data Sharing
Defense and Veterans Affairs department officials are reassuring House lawmakers that just because they are developing separate electronic health systems, it doesn't mean the two departments aren't sharing electronic health records today and will share even more in the future. Read More »
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DoD, VA Reiterate Commitment To iEHR -- Again
After a morning of Congressional tongue-lashings Wednesday during a House hearing on iEHR, the Veterans Affairs and Defense Departments publicly issued a statement reasserting that they are jointly committed to working toward an iEHR endpoint similar to the project’s original goal. 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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DoD, VA Spent Bulk Of 2012 iEHR Budget On Support Contracts
The VA and DoD’s iEHR project may or may not come together, but it seems clear that at least one party is getting ahead — the vendors the agencies retained to support the project. Read More »
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DoD, VA's Health IT Efforts Grow Out Of Leadership, Necessity
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are preparing to release a new request for proposals under their integrated electronic health records (iEHR) initiative, a move that will represent the latest sign of renewed progress in a complex effort to marry both departments' health IT systems. Read More »
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DoD/VA iEHR Award Winners Announced
Defense Strategies Institute is pleased to announce the 2013 award winners at the DoD/VA iEHR Summit which took place September 30-October 1 in Washington, DC at the Carnegie Library at Mount Vernon Square. Read More »
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Does Healthcare Need a More Modern Way to Define and Measure EHR Interoperability?
KLAS executive vice president Taylor Davis said that measuring interoperability can get messy because the EHR market is currently immature. Industry experts and the federal government are divided on the best way to assess the state of the nation’s health IT interoperability. The Office for the National Coordinator for Health IT, for instance, has proposed using CIO surveys to gauge the status of interoperability among and between healthcare organizations...
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Don’t Expect Defense And VA Health Records To Share Data Anytime Soon
Veterans Affairs Department Chief Information Officer Roger Baker told reporters in a press call on Thursday that officials halted the effort to develop an integrated electronic health record after cost estimates doubled to about $12 billion. He said officials now expect to acquire 50 joint and shared applications, which he estimated will cost between $4 billion and $6 billion. Read More »
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Don’t Let the Dinosaur EHRs Drive Health IT into Extinction!
Next week is HIMSS16! I’m very excited to go to Las Vegas this year and see so many friends and colleagues and am ready to engage in conversations that will help drive the future of our industry. We have a lot of new technology to show at our booth - changes many of you have been asking to see in Health IT. This kind of change is now necessary because Health IT is running in circles. For too long, Health IT vendors have replaced old technology with different outdated technology. As an industry we can’t tolerate this anymore. Read More »
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Dr. Peter S. Tippett
Peter S. Tippett, MD, PhD, is the Founder and CEO of careMESH, former Verizon Chief Medical Officer, and a recognized leader in health IT transformation, information security and regulatory compliance. Among other start-ups, Tippett created Certus, the world’s first antivirus software, which sold to Symantec and became Norton Antivirus; founded TruSecure and CyberTrust and was Chairman of MD-IT.
DSI To Bring Together DoD And VA And Federal Health Agencies For Their 5th DoD/VA iEHR & HIE Summit
Defense Strategies Institute has announced the 5th iteration of their highly regarded DoD/VA iEHR & HIE Summit series that benefits the 501c3 Wounded Warrior Project: taking place September 30 – October 1, 2013 at The Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Sq, Washington, D.C. Read More »
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DSS Awarded VA Contract for Logistics and Prosthetics Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS, Inc.), a leading provider of health information technology (HIT) solutions for federal, private and public healthcare organizations, today announced it has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with a base ordering period of 36 months and 1 optional ordering period of 12 months, for the Logistics and Prosthetics Graphical User Interface (GUI) overlay Software Licenses and Maintenance with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)...
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DSS Recognized on 2016 Healthcare Informatics’ Top 100
Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS), the leading provider of VistA integrated healthcare solutions, today announced that it has been recognized in Healthcare Informatics’ 2016 HCI 100 listing of top healthcare IT vendors for the second time. As interoperability and coordinated care remain top priorities, DSS collaborates with its customers to continuously meet their unique electronic health record (EHR) integration needs, whether government or private sector healthcare organizations, ultimately improving patient outcomes...
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DSS, Inc. and Hospira Complete the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Innovation Initiative Adverse Drug Events Pilot Program to Further Enhance Veteran Care
DSS, Inc., the leading provider of software development and support for VistA and vxVistA, in partnership with Hospira (NYSE: HSP), the world's leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, today announced the completion of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Innovation Initiative Adverse Drug Events (ADE) project. Read More »
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DSS, Inc. Releases New Version of Open Source EHR, vxVistA, to Healthcare IT Community
Document Storage Systems, Inc. (DSS, Inc.), a leading provider of health information technology (HIT) solutions for federal, private and public healthcare organizations, today announced the release of the latest vxVistA Open Source electronic health record (EHR) version 15.0 under Apache 2.0 license. The latest version of vxVistA will improve workflow efficiency, enable interoperability and enhance patient safety through modernizing the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) legacy system. Hospitals, clinics, physician practices and community health organizations are able to access vxVistA 15.0 via The VistA Extensions Hub...
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