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HHS pressed on flexibility in Health IT mandates
The Department of Health and Human Services continues to be the lead agency for the Obama Administration's priority of establishing a nationwide system of permanent electronic health records. But at least one large stakeholder group working with HHS is looking for some changes to the program.
Tags: technology , health IT , David Blumenthal , Don May , AHA , Max Cacas
OMB tells all agencies to go back to Grants.gov
HHS upgraded the portal and it is now ready to handle the large number of applications. OMB had moved 10 of the largest grant making agencies away from the portal last spring because of concerns the system could not handle the influx of applications from the Recovery Act.
Tags: technology , management , Peter Orszag , OMB , GSA , Grants.gov , FedBizOpps.gov
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Alan P. Balutis
Director and Distinguished Fellow
Cisco Business Solutions Group
Tags: management , New Ideas For Government , Alan P. Balutis , Cisco , Brian Friel , Medicare , Medicaid , Social Security , Education , DoE , DHS , HUD , DOI , DoJ
How to build a nationwide information exchange
By the time the NHIN Direct Project is done, there will be one nationwide exchange, consisting of the organizations that have come together in a common policy framework to implement the standards and services. Acting director of the office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Dr. Doug Fridsma, explains how it will work.
Tags: technology , open government , Doug Fridsma , health IT , NHIN Direct Project
HHS gets a head start on healthcare
HHS gets ready to lead the way in healthcare reform. Former Secretary Donna Shalala explains how.
Tags: mngt , health care , Donna Shalala
Health care work begins at agencies
Health care reform may look good on paper, but now it's up to agencies to make it a reality. Andrew Croshaw is Managing Director for the Health Care Practice at Leavitt Partners breaks down the workload for us.
Tags: health care , mngt , best practices , Andrew Crowshaw , Leavitt Partners , IRS , OPM
Agencies count on federal financial managers
In the federal government, they wield spreadsheets, strive for "clean audit opinions", and are the first line of defense in accounting for the spending of taxpayer dollars. "They" are the top federal CFOs and financial managers, and yesterday, they met here in Washington to discuss their profession.
Tags: management , FSIO , JFMIP , Chief Financial Officers , CFO Council , GAO , Gene Dodaro , OPM , Mark Reger , OMB , Treasury , Sheila Conley , President Obama , Max Cacas
What's left on the healthcare agenda
A transformative health care bill is headed to President Barack Obama for his signature as Congress takes the final steps in Democrats' improbable and history-making push for near-universal medical coverage.
Tags: David Mark , Politico , healthcare reform , mngt ,
Shalala: feds to benefit from health care reform
President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats stand within days if not hours of striking final deals on historic health care legislation. Former HHS Secretary Donna Shalala echoes the confidence Congress is showing in OPM.
Tags: healthcare reform , mngt , Donna Shalala , University of Miami , OPM , FEHBP
USDA's major reorg driven by focus on performance, results
Acting CHCO Sanders says human resources will play key role in helping agency transform. HR employees must provide insight similar to a consultant to help meet the agency's needs. USDA also must engage its employees so they feel like they are contributing to meeting the agency's mission.
Tags: mngt , P&B , Donald Sanders , USDA , OPM , VA , OMB , CHCO , Employee engagement , reorganization , Performance and results
