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VA's Blue Button now being adopted by private sector

The Veterans Affairs Department is trying to get the wider public to adopt the "Blue Button" technology it developed to give its patients direct access to their medical information. Atlanta-based RelayHealth won a department-sponsored contest for the fastest company to develop and implement the single-click technology that allows patients to download their health records.

Tags: VA , Peter Levin , RelayHealth , Jim Bodenbender , contests , McKesson , Blue Button , health IT , technology , Emily Kopp

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Mental health care not meeting VA standards

Veterans with mental health issues receive care comparable to that available in the private sector but the care falls short of standards set by the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to a new report. Dr. Kate Watkins, who conducted the study for the RAND Corporation, told Federal News Radio where VA has succeeded and where it has failed.

Tags: mental health , health care , VA , VHA , RAND , Kate Watkins , GPRA

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Did banks defraud veterans?

Bill Bransford, a partner at Shaw, Bransford and Roth joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the latest developments in the case and what veterans should know about securing loans.

Tags: Bill Bransford , Bransford Shaw and Roth , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Amy Morris , mortgage fraud

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Did banks defraud veterans?

Bill Bransford, a partner at Shaw, Bransford and Roth joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morristo discuss the latest developments in the case and what veterans should know about securing loans.

Tags: Bill Bransford , Bransford Shaw and Roth , Legal Loop , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Amy Morris

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DoD, VA sharing more medical data than ever

Lawmakers express optimism about information exchange progress

Tags: Defense , VA , Interagency , medical information

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After Hiring: The Next Challenge

Mark A. Abramson
After Hiring: The Next Challenge

Tags: management , New Ideas For Government , Mark Abramson , Justice , Energy , homeland security , Treasury

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DoD, VA sharing more medical data than ever

Lawmakers express optimism about information exchange progress

Tags: Defense , VA , Interagency , medical information

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VA reaches out to troubled troops with e-therapy

Tags: technology , Web 2.0 , VA , National Suicide Prevention hotline , Jan Kemp , suicide prevention ,

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Inside Government - July 30th, 2009

Patrick Kennedy
U.S. Rep.(D-R.I.)
Maurice Hinchey
U.S. Rep.(D-N.Y.)
Peter Winch
National Organizer, AFGE TSA
Chad Harris
Attorney, AFGE TSA

Tags: Pay & Benefits , Inside Government , AFGE , health care , Congress , DoD , West Point , Chad Harris , Peter Winch , Patrick Kennedy , Maurice Hinchey

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Give Them a Leg Up!

Tags: Lurita Doan , op-ed

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