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VA's VistA health IT system could be national model

The VA's VistA health IT system could be national model, said James Herbsleb, a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, in an interview with the DorobekINSIDER.

Tags: James Herbsleb , Carnegie Mellon , technology , health IT , open source , VA , VistA , Dorobek Insider

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VA wants to bring innovation to VistA

Agency CIO Baker said moving the electronic health system to open source would let VA to more easily and more quickly use software developed outside of the department. VA's decision comes after an industry panel recommended 10 ways to fix VistA.

Tags: technology , Roger Baker , VA , Indian Health Service , IAC , ACT , open source , VistA , health IT , Jason Miller

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VA, DoD investigate serious health record error

The Department of Veterans Affairs is trying to solve the mystery of how the Pentagon's health information system mistakenly accessed a confidential treatment form in the VA's health record system. The mistake kept one veteran from returning to combat.

Tags: technology , VA , Roger Baker , DoD , Military Health Service , Army , AHLTA , VistA , cybersecurity , privacy , health IT , Max Cacas

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VA to track vets from enlistment to grave

Seeking to enable a single, lifetime electronic health record, the Veterans Affairs Department adopted a 10-digit identifier to be used from enlistment to death. VA's CIO, Roger Baker, talks with WFED's Scott Carr.

Tags: Federal Drive , VA , VistA , technology , management , Roger Baker , CIO , Scott Carr

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VA Upgrades VistA

Tags: technology , health IT , Department of Veterans Affairs , VistA , HIPAA

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ACT/IAC: VA health IT system needs modernization

Working group chair Ed Meagher says the VA's health IT system is one of the best in the world, but it's also over 30 years old.

Tags: technology , management , health IT , Ed Meagher , ACT , IAC , VA , VistA , daily debrief

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