Modernization
Coast Guard to Adopt Defense Department’s Electronic Health Records
The U.S. Coast Guard will go with the Defense Department’s MHS Genesis health records program, the same option currently being considered at Veterans Affairs.
Digital Government
GAO: Medicare Agency Isn’t Doing Enough to Ensure Beneficiary Data Is Secure
The agency hasn’t established firm rules for how researchers must secure the data.
Digital Government
Shulkin’s Firing Leaves $16B Effort to Merge DoD/VA Health Records Up In The Air
Secretary Shulkin championed a contract with Cerner to develop a new health records system for Veterans Affairs, but the deal seems precarious now.
Modernization
Kushner Announces ‘Whole of Government’ Plan To Improve Health Tech
Presidential adviser Jared Kushner said the administration has a plan to prioritize access to and interoperability of patient health data.
Digital Government
The 'Genome Hacker' Who Mapped a 13-Million-Person Family Tree
Huge crowdsourced genealogy databases are inspiring new genetics research.
Modernization
VA Secretary on $10B Health Records Contract: ‘We Have To Get This One Right’
The Trump administration requested $1.2 billion in fiscal 2019 for a commercial health records contract, which the department is expected to award by March.
Emerging Tech
To Master Health Care, Amazon Must Master Information And Communication
Health care is a little different than selling books.
Modernization
Veterans Affairs Wasted Closer to $2 Billion On Failed IT Projects
The department misspent even more than government investigators initially believed in attempting to modernize its health records system.
Modernization
Congress Calls Coast Guard's Health Records System A 'Five-Year Epic Failure'
The modernization project went over budget and didn't yield any reusable software or equipment.
Artificial Intelligence
Google Is Using 46 Billion Data Points to Predict the Medical Outcomes of Hospital Patients
Google hopes to predict your medical outcome as soon as you’re admitted to the hospital.
Modernization
Optimization Is Next Step For Defense Department’s Health Records Platform
The Defense Department and the contractors building its $4.3 billion health records platform say they’re on schedule
Modernization
Defense Department Halts Electronic Health Records Rollout
During an eight-week pause, the department will assess the program's successes and failures so far.
Modernization
Why Veterans Affairs Isn’t Waiting for a ‘Perfect’ Health Records Solution
The department’s aiming for as seamless a solution for medical records as technologically possible, VA Secretary David Shulkin said.
Modernization
VA Wasted $1.1 Billion on Failed IT Projects in Six Years
The department gave the bulk of the billion to 15 contractors—one of which is getting a sole-source $10 billion contract to try again.
Modernization
Lawmakers to VA: “We’ve Got Your Back” on $10B IT Contract
Congress expressed its support for VA's electronic health records contract with Cerner, but promised to keep a close watch on its implementation.
Emerging Tech
Apple Teams Up With Stanford to Study Irregular Heart Rhythms
The project gathers data one heartbeat at a time.
Artificial Intelligence
Stanford Trained AI to Diagnose Pneumonia Better Than a Radiologist in Just Two Months
There’s a clear trend that having more data makes it easier to train artificial intelligence.
Policy
Continuing Resolution on Congress' Post-Holiday To-Do List
Congress moved along IT modernization and defense authorization bills but still faces funding the government.
Digital Government
Pros and Cons of the New Digital Pills That Connect to Your Smartphone
This pill can even send data to your doctor.
Digital Government
Veterans Affairs to Adopt Same Commercial Health Records Platform as DOD
Secretary David Shulkin said there was a public interest exception in skipping a full and open competition.
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