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DoD to pursue commercial alternative to VA's VistA

Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has decided to turn to the commercial marketplace for an integrated electronic health records solution rather than adopting VA' Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture. He cited market research that showed turning to the competitive process would generate reduced cost and technical risk for DoD.

Tags: Chuck Hagel , VA , VistA , Frank Kendall , Jessica Wright , health IT , technology , Michael O

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VA-DoD health record saga becomes fodder for comedy show

The promise of a single a joint electronic health record system has long stymied the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs. And now it's drawn the attention of late-night comedy show "The Daily Show."

Tags: VA , DoD , The Daily Show , Jon Stewart , health IT , VistA

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House committee worried DoD, VA 'moving the goal posts' on e-health records

A House Veterans Affairs Committee hearing on the decision by the Defense and Veterans Affairs Departments to scale back plans for a joint integrated electronic-health records systems dredged up longstanding issues with the two departments' EHR efforts.

Tags: Roger Baker , health IT , technology , Congress , House , iEHR , Jeff Miller , Elizabeth McGrath

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Tags: AFCEA Health IT Day 2011 , Beth McGrath , DoD , NIST , health IT

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Step 2 of EHR rules focuses on security

Tougher cybersecurity regulations could be the final step for Stage 2 of the HITECH Act, which aims to implement electronic health records. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services want hospitals to prove their EHRs are encrypted and secure.

Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , HITECH Act , health IT , In Depth , Francis Rose

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DISA data centers to play host to VA-DoD health records system

The Veterans Affairs Department announced in January plans to to move electronic health records under its Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) to data centers managed by the Defense Information System Agency. VA Chief Information Officer Roger Baker said it the co-location of systems on DISA's servers was a 'logical move.'

Tags: Roger Baker , health IT , VA , In Depth , Francis Rose , technology , DoD ,

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White House Gets Its Own EHR

Tags: technology , health IT , Military Health System , White House , electronic health record , Camp David , Air Force One , Marine One , Defense Department , AHLTA Theater

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HHS e-health IT funding to be performance based

HHS is just months away from awarding federal funds for health IT, but in order to earn the money, health providers will first have to prove that they are using electronic health records in a meaningful way. We get details from HHS CTO Todd Park.

Tags: Federal Drive , technology , management , Todd Park , CTO , HHS , transparency ,

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Military EHR looks to bridge the civilian gap

Now that DoD and VA are sharing EHR, it's time to get the private sector on board. We get details from Navy Captain Michael S. Weiner.

Tags: Federal Drive , DoD Report , Defense , technology , Managemen , Michael Weiner , Electronic Health Record Way Ahead

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New rules might speed adoption of e-health records

Health IT evangelist explains why.

Tags: technology , HHS , health IT , Brian Ahier , DorobekInsider

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