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SSA to use health network to evaluate disability claims
The Social Security Administration will trim the decision-making process by days or weeks for 2.6 million disability applicants annually.
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Letter: Concerned about false positives in tracking flu
A reader expresses his concern that a Google tool can accurately track flu trends by state.
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In the news: U.K.health bill would include funds for IT
The United Kingdom's government will consider legislation to provide more IT investment, eHealth Insider reports.
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In the news: HHS will study health information exchanges
The Department of Health and Human Services has proposed a study to see if doctors get value from health information exchanges, according to NextGov.
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Transition Watch: Daschle likely to push for health IT
Obama's pick for HHS secretary is an advocate of expanding health information technology as one part of a comprehensive health reform program, Government Health IT reports.
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Google tool seeks to track flu trends
The query-based system may be as much as two weeks faster than traditional disease-surveillance methods.
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DOD preps personal health records
The Military Health System will unveil a prototype of the personal health record system next month, according to defense officials.
People
A case study in centralization
VA has made progress on its effort to upgrade the HealtheVet system but still needs a comprehensive project management plan.
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VA centralization takes hold
Agencies and hospitals are adapting to the CIO’s takeover of IT management and spending.
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DOD grant explores mining health records data
Grant to fund research into how electronic health records could be used to help track diseases and health trends in the military.
People
OMB sponsors online discussion of privacy issues
Stakeholders are invited to join in the discussion hosted by the National Academy of Public Administration.
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Health IT for federal employees
By the numbers: How health plans are using personal health records.
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The benefits of personal health records
Online personal health record applications, available through a growing number of federal employee health plans, have a variety of forms.
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OPM puts weight behind e-health
Agency uses its buying power to push private health plans that serve the government workforce.
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Shortliffe will succeed Detmer at AMIA
University of Arizona professor is named president and CEO of American Medical Informatics Association, effective July 2009.
People
Buzz of the Week: Dorobek joins Doan on the airwaves
Federal Computer Week enters new era after Editor-in-Chief Christopher J. Dorobek moves on to Federal News Radio.
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Massachusetts requires EHRs in hospitals by 2015
Health care cost containment bill also creates a way to develop a statewide HIE and promotes health IT in other ways.
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PHRs will automatically contain Medicare data in CMS pilot program
A project in Arizona and Utah will test the value of online PHRs that might include information such as prescriptions and lab results.
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