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NewsContractor data breach compromises 4.9M military EHRs
A federal government contractor that lost electronic medical records for at least 4.9 million military beneficiaries in a car break-in last month says the thief would need specialized IT training to Read more...
President Obama gets his own EMR
President Obama is a huge supporter of electronic medical records because it cuts costs and delivers better health care. His economic stimulus plan includes billions of dollars to bring the American Read more...
$1 billion flowing for health IT
The Obama administration is dedicating $1 billion for health IT projects, developing the networks to use them and training workers in how to do it. The grants were announced last week by Health and Read more...
NIH to require tracking of radiation exposure
The National Institutes of Health is turning to electronic medical records to keep track of radiation exposure. It will require CT makers and other radiation-producing imaging systems used at NIH Read more...
IT cuts SSA disability wait
The Social Security Administration is finally turning to technology to cut the backlog of applicants applying for SSA disability benefits. In the last few years, it has been taking as long as two Read more...
Obama seeks tiny IT budget increase
President Obama's proposed fiscal 2011 budget was delivered to Congress on Monday, and it includes $79.4 billion for information technology, InformationWeek reports. The proposal would hardly be a Read more...
With Perot, Dell gets bigger foot in Fed IT market
Computer manufacturer Dell is expected to get a bigger foot in the federal technology consulting and services market with the $3.9 billion acquisition of Perot Systems. Dell's acquisition, announced Read more...
FTC issues personal health record security rule
A new rule makes it mandatory for vendors to notify consumers if their personal health records online have been breached. The new rule is based on a mandate from Congress requiring the Federal Trade Read more...
Inside the VA with CIO Roger Baker
Roger Baker, the new CIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs, has a long and distinguished career in information technology, both inside the government and in the private sector. As the VA's Read more...
SSA to use EMRs to speed disability claims
The Social Security Administration is planning to use electronic medical records to solve a vexing problem--cutting down on its backlog of applications for disability claims. Even before EMRs become Read more...
| Press ReleasesVA-DoD Collaboration Guidebook Now AvailableWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Researchers from the Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DoD) have produced a new 56-page guidebook to spur more collaboration between the agencies on Read more >> VA Putting “Point-of-Care Research” to the TestWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- A team from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Stanford University is exploring a new approach to clinical trials that experts say will cost less and be easier Read more >> Henry Schein MicroMD® EMR Version 7.5 Receives ONC-ATCB 2011/2012 Complete EHR Certification to Help Health Care Providers QualiMELVILLE, N.Y., March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Henry Schein MicroMD®, a provider of proven and cost-effective practice management (PM) and electronic medical records (EMR) systems, announced today Read more >> UT Southwestern to Accelerate its Early Leadership in Using Electronic Health Records to Improve Patient CareDALLAS, Jan. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the first major medical center in North Texas to implement electronic medical records in all its clinical practice groups, UT Southwestern Medical Read more >> EHR Community Applauds Washington's Pragmatic Progress Toward Health ITPractice Fusion applauds HHS and CMS revisions to Meaningful Use standards. New guidelines ease physician transitions to Electronic Medical Records while maintaining ambitious vision for healthcare Read more >> |
