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$20B in Defense MAC's & e-health records stand up to Sandy
On this week's Capital Impact show, analysts examine multiple award contracts at the Defense Department and how e-health records helped patients during Hurricane Sandy.
Tags: multiple award contracts , Hurricane Sandy , DoD , BGov , Brian Friel , Suzanne Levingston , Allen Scott , acquisition , Capital Impact
ONC expanding Blue Button capabilities
David Muntz serves as the principal deputy national coordinator at the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. He joins Federal News Radio as this week's guest on Agency of the Month.
Tags: ONC , David Muntz , Blue Button initiative , Agency of the Month , Sean McCalley
Indian Health Service solving e-health challenges with help from VA
The Indian Health Service is using the success of the Veterans Affairs e-health record program to update its own systems. IHS Acting Chief Information Officer Howard Hays spoke to Federal News Radio's Agency of the Month show about the upgrade.
Tags: Howard Hays , Agency of the Month , Indian Health Service , HHS , information technology , health IT ,
VA awards previously-terminated e-health records contract to Harris
The Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a previously-terminated e-health record contract to Harris Corporation.
Tags: VA , ASM Research , Harris Corporation , technology , Jolie Lee
VA's Blue Button technology extending to rest of feds
The e-health records technology pioneered by the Veterans Affairs Department will soon be available to the rest of federal employees in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program.
Tags: Peter Levin , VA , technology , Federal Drive , veterans , Blue Button
NIH connects patients, providers with health care info
"Patients using portals or EHRs that have implemented MedlinePlus Connect can access easy-to-understand health information on MedlinePlus that is directly related to their diagnoses, medications, and lab tests," according to HHS in a press release.
Tags: NIH , HHS , technology , Gov 2.0 , health IT , stephanie dennis , medlineplus connect , Federal Drive
VA's Baker to chair e-health advisory board
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments have agreed to use commercial, open source software to develop a joint electronic health record. VA CIO Roger Baker will head the advisory board.
Tags: DoD Report , VA , Roger Baker , technology , Federal Drive , Next Gov
