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Hagel And Shinseki May Rethink Integrated Health Record
I have picked up strong signals from multiple sources that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who took office on Feb. 27, has already met with Veterans Affairs chief Eric Shinseki, with the integrated electronic health record a key topic of their meeting. Read More »
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Hagel mulls putting Defense Dept. on VistA
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Congress this week that he is investigating the possibility of switching the military's health records to the Veteran Administration's VistA to deal with long-running interoperability issues between the two systems. Read More »
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Hagel Orders DoD To 'Restructure' Path Toward Integrated Health Record
The Defense Department is "way behind" the Department of Veterans Affairs as the government's two largest bureaucracies push toward the longstanding objective of achieving interoperable health record systems, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Tuesday. Read More »
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Hagel Promises Plan In 30 Days For DOD-VA Health Records Sharing
Faced with tough questions from legislators, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Tuesday said he would decide on a plan within 30 days to work through the tangled process to seamlessly share medical records between the Department of Defense and the VA. Read More »
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Hagel Says DoD To Adopt Commercial EHR
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has notified the Department of Defense that it will look for an electronic health record system available on the commercial market rather than develop its own based on the Department of Veterans Affairs VistA system. Read More »
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Hagel Takes Personal Responsibility For Electronic Health Records
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has said he is personally taking responsibility for resolving problems that have plagued the exchange of electronic health records between Defense and the Veterans Affairs Department. Read More »
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Hagel Urged To Move On ‘Game-Changer’ Agreement
A House panel is calling on Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel to follow through on a recent plan to improve disability benefits claims processing for transitioning service members and veterans. Read More »
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Harris Corporation Authorized To Connect Veterans Affairs And DoD Electronic Health Record Systems
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS)...has been authorized to deploy a solution that enables the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) to share electronic health records. Harris completed the Critical Design Review process and achieved Authorization to Operate for the initial deployment of the Services Oriented Architecture (SOA) suite that will support information sharing between the VA and the DoD. The SOA will enable new types of clinical collaboration and integration of legacy data in standard interfaces that help users to exchange information in real time, without needing to change source data or displays. Read More »
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Harris Executive Tapped to Head Defense/VA Program Office
The Defense Department has tapped Barclay Butler, former vice president for healthcare solutions in the government division of Harris Corp. to serve as director of the Defense Department/Veterans Affairs Department Interagency Program Office, which will manage the development of an integrated electronic health record for both departments. Read More »
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Harris Healthcare Solutions Achieves Critical Milestone In Secure Exchange Of Health Information
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has successfully deployed its Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) Suite solution enabling the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) to securely exchange health information. Read More »
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Headline Sponsors Harris Healthcare To Show How To Achieve Better Outcomes Through Value-Based Healthcare
Headline sponsors Harris Healthcare, will highlight the critical role of technology in providing value-based healthcare at this year's Healthcare Efficiency Through Technology EXPO at Olympia, London. Read More »
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Health IT Inefficiencies Hinder Coordination For DOD, VA, Audit Finds
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are facing several barriers -- such as inefficiencies in health IT projects -- that are hindering their efforts to effectively coordinate care, according to a recent audit by the Government Accountability Office, Government Health IT reports (Brino, Government Health IT, 10/1). Read More »
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Hearing Focuses On Health Data Exchange Plans Of Pentagon, VA
At a House hearing on Wednesday, officials from the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs discussed their plans to develop a system to exchange standard clinical health data, rather than developing a joint electronic health record system as originally planned, NextGov reports. Read More »
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Help A US Gov't Agency Switch To Open Source, Win $3 Million
The US Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to upgrade the 25-year-old software that powers its nationwide health care system, and it's betting real money that open source is the way to do it. Read More »
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Hey, Funding For A Program That Actually Helps Wounded Warriors Is Running Out!
The Defense Department, the veterans administration, and the Obama administration are missing an enormous opportunity to help wounded warriors, indeed every serviceman and woman returning from battle overseas. Read More »
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