Digital Government
Trump Picks Marine Vet To Take Over Veterans Affairs IT
If confirmed, James Gfrerer would step into a difficult job, as IT is at the center of VA’s mandate to modernize.
Artificial Intelligence
Report: IBM Watson AI Recommended Unsafe Cancer Treatments
The system was trained using hypothetical scenarios.
Emerging Tech
Drug Company Gains Access to 23andMe's Massive DNA Library
Do you know who has access to your DNA?
Modernization
Pentagon to Increase Health Records Contract Ceiling By Another Billion
The increase includes looping the Coast Guard into the contract, as well as additional capabilities.
Modernization
VA Creates Special Office to Direct $16B Health Record Overhaul
The House Veterans Affairs Committee also unveiled the lawmakers who will track the project from its new subcommittee.
Digital Government
Congress Studies the 3 Rs: Re-org, Re-clearance, Reauthorization
The bill that would name and shame hackers that attack U.S. targets also advanced.
Digital Government
VA’s Billion-Dollar Health Records Project Will Be Tracked by New House Subcommittee
Lawmakers worry the department’s lack of leadership and hiccups in Defense’s rollout of its MHS Genesis platform could derail the $16 billion project.
Emerging Tech
Pentagon Asks for Ideas on Building a Universal Telehealth Network
That includes looking at tech that connects patients with providers.
Digital Government
Do You Know Who’s Using Your DNA Data?
Public genealogy databases have some downsides.
Emerging Tech
Got A Lot On Your Mind? Try 3D Printing Your Brain
This new technology has got you covered inside and out, from head to toe.
Policy
House Passes Bill to Keep Tabs on VA’s Health Records Modernization
Lawmakers plan to keep a close eye on the implementation of the $10 billion project.
Modernization
VA Signs $10 Billion Health Records Contract With Cerner
VA will formally pursue the same health records platform as the Pentagon.
Modernization
Initial Tests Find Defense Department’s MHS Genesis ‘Not Operationally Suitable’
The test director recommends delaying further fieldings.
Emerging Tech
The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine
Are electronic medical records and demanding regulations contributing to a historic doctor shortage?
Digital Government
Net Neutrality Fight Returns to the Hill
Plus lawmakers want to know what the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau is doing about Equifax and what 's delaying the Veterans Affairs Department's health record purchase.
Modernization
VA Dems Demand Answers on Electronic Health Records Delay
A $16 billion contract to modernize health records has been in limbo during turmoil at the agency.
Digital Government
Fitbit Using Google Cloud to Make Your Data Available to Doctors
You won't be able to lie about your exercise habits anymore.
Modernization
With No Permanent Leadership, VA Forges Ahead on $16 Billion Health Records Effort
The Veterans Affairs Department will press on with its electronic health records contract without a permanent secretary or chief information officer.
Digital Government
Defense Electronic Health Records Program Seeks Help Organizing Influx of Data
The Defense Health Agency wants to know if a vendor can help match all the new data it’s collecting with the old.
Modernization
$1.65 Trillion Federal Health Market Will Be Boon For IT Industry
The Defense and Veterans Affairs departments' electronic health records programs will be the largest spending areas, according to analysts.
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