People

Report helps HealtheVet, VA says

Uncovering problems facing the ambitious HealtheVet IT project has been a good thing, said Robert McFarland, the VA's chief information officer.

People

Carnegie Mellon: HealtheVet ailing

The plan to spend billions to modernize the VA health care computer system has 'unacceptably high' risks, a report says.

Digital Government

EDS keeps Medicaid work

Rhode Island will continue using EDS to process Medicaid claims.

Digital Government

NHS cuts into Accenture profit

The systems integrator blamed delays related to British health systems for reducing operating margins in the second quarter.

Digital Government

Health records just a click away

Alberta, Canada’s electronic health record system could provide lessons for U.S.

People

Committee calls for VA tech cut

The House Veterans Affairs Committee is recommending a $400 million cut in the VA's proposed IT budget for 2006.

Digital Government

Global Secure buys health IT firm

Virtual Alert was purchased for $20 million in cash and stock.

People

VA learns tech lessons

Veterans Affairs officials are improving their project oversight, says the department's assistant secretary for information and technology.

Digital Government

Health records standards move along

The national coordinator for health IT says he hopes health officials and organizations can quickly agree on a set of standards for electronic records.

People

Leavitt sees interoperability

The world is entering the "the next frontier of human productivity," says the HHS chief.

People

Tech in San Diego helps focus on health

The deputy commander of Naval Medical Center San Diego believes that the center's population health program can result in breakthrough changes to ensure healthier lives for its 120,000 patients.

People

CHCS II: A steep learning curve

The Air Force's 72nd Medical Group quickly discovered that the transition from CHCS I to CHCS II required more than simply installing new Microsoft Windows-based computers and flipping a switch.

People

Looking to store X-ray data

A massive storage array from EMC makes it easier to store and locate digital X-rays for patients stationed at four naval bases in the Puget Sound region.

People

DOD's medical transformation

The military's health care system is becoming more efficient using technology

People

VA gets fit with tech

Health care system's users find technology reduces problems

People

Better medicine without paper

Madigan Army Medical Center, south of Seattle, is testing a program for treating Department of Veterans Affairs patients and active and retired military personnel.

People

A model patient records system

The VA's VISTA software is tapped for expanded service

Modernization

Canada EHR pilot reaches phase two

The project director for the Canadian Forces EHR system expects it to be fully deployed by 2008.

Modernization

Brailer promotes EHR

The national coordinator for health IT views the ability to share clinical data across the health care industry as key to development of a nationwide electronic health records system.

People

VA wants money for records

Under the VA's proposed fiscal 2006 budget, one of the biggest increases would go toward modernizing the electronic medical record system for veterans.