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
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.
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.
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