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Healthcare IT In Government - "Progress & Best Practices"

Listen June 26th at 12pm

Program will discuss the Current Status and Progress Made in Healthcare IT & with the NHIN, Best Practices & Benefits, Improvements in Security & Privacy of EHR's, and a Vision for The Future for Healthcare IT & NHIN

Tags: technology , Federal Executive Forum , EMC , Quest , McAfee , Paul Christman , Sanjay Joshi , Tom Conway , Peter Levin , Michael Weiner , Doug Fridsma , Jim Flyzik , health , VA

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Guns, mental health and cybersecurity

On this week's Bloomberg Government Capital Impact show, analysts examine how the gun control debate will affect the demand for mental health services, and how contractors will be impacted by the President's new cybersecurity executive order.
February 14, 2013

Tags: gun control , mental health , Medicaid , Matthew Barry , cybersecurity , cybersecurity policy , President Barack Obama , Afzal Bari , Peter Brusoe , infrastructure , Bloomberg Government , Allen Scott , Hershey , Capital Impact , acquisition , contracting , Valentine

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President Obama won the election, what's next?

On this week's Bloomberg Government Capital Impact show, analysts will discuss what's ahead over the next six weeks for President Obama and the lame duck Congress.
November 8, 2012

Tags: acquisition , President Obama , Congress , lame duck session , Dodd Frank , Tom Daschle , Cady North , Loren Duggan , Rich Rubin , Allen Scott , Bloomberg Government , Capital Impact

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Contest shows how big data can improve health care

Participants in the Health 2.0 Boston Big Data Code-a-Thon were challenged to create applications that turned large amounts of health data into usable information.

The winner - the "No Sleep Kills" website, which teaches people about the dangers of not getting enough sleep.

Developers used data from multiple sources including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to create the site.

Tags: The Big Data Report , technology

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It's time to use or lose flexible spending account money

March 15 is the last day federal employees can use money they set aside in their healthcare flexible spending account in November 2010.

Tags: Ed Zurndorfer , pay and benefits , benefits , flexible spending accounts , Federal Drive ,

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The dating game: government style

What's the most romantic, sexy thing a federal worker can say to a private sector type? It's a simple five-letter word, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says: I've got FEHBP

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , FEHBP , Walt Francis

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Potential victims of TRICARE data breach offered credit monitoring

After computer tapes containing the health records of nearly 5 million military clinic patients were stolen from a contractor's car, TRICARE has directed the contractor, SAIC, to provide one year of credit monitoring for those who may have been affected by the breach.

Tags: DoD , TRICARE , SAIC , data breach , cybersecurity , W. Bryan Gamble

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Health insurance Open Season means 'homework' for feds

Federal benefits specialist Ann Vanderslice joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the various plans the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program.

Tags: pay and benefits , Federal Drive , benefits , FEHBP , Open Season , Ann Vanderslice

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High-priced health plans ailing

After years of being asleep at the health-insurance switch, it appears that many federal workers and retirees are actually doing more than complaining about higher premiums, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , benefits , FEHBP , health insurance , Open Season

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New FDA effort to reduce drug shortages a small step

President Barack Obama ordered the Food and Drug Administration on Monday to take new steps to send out early warnings about looming shortages and try to avert them.

Tags: FDA , Barack Obama ,

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