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Electronic health record glitch put VA patients at risk
The House veterans affairs panel chairman ties poor management to problems with latest upgrade of the department’s EHR system.
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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.
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Military Health System seeks options for AHLTA
MHS is reviewing recommendations on the feasibility of developing a joint DOD/VA electronic medical record system, among other possibilities.
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PHR adoption: How’s it going?
Provider usage is one way to tell whether the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments’ personal health record systems are successful.
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Full medical jacket
The military’s personal health record projects — which aim for convenience, lower costs and better health outcomes — are shaking up deeply rooted business processes.
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Battlefield medics use medical reference databases
Two resources on now available on CD for users of Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care systems.
Digital Government
Military medical intelligence center gets a new name
The National Center for Medical Intelligence's new responsibilities reflect expanded relationships with the Homeland Security Department, the White House, the State Department and other agencies.
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AHLTA takes hits in latest Web hall
In an open Web forum, defense health providers voiced frustration with the quality and features of DOD’s electronic medical record system.
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Army goes online to manage personnel weight loss program
The service will use Adobe software and the Web to apply a consistent weight-loss regimen for service members.
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Defense health IT shop reorganizes
A shakeup consolidates “like product lines” for clinical health IT and health business systems in separate program offices and managers are named.
Digital Government
NRO: Same mission, different strategy
The National Reconnaissance Office plans to develop a single integrated enterprise architecture to replace a structure with separate organizations that specialize in areas such image intelligence or signal intelligence.
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Navy to focus only on open systems
A senior official says the service can no longer afford to buy proprietary systems.
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Panel gets opposing views on DOD's business transformation plans
DOD official says programs on track; comptroller general points out problems.
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DOD budget request focuses on personnel, not IT
Some technology programs receive boosts, including network-centric services.
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Army CIO talks transformation
Organizational strategy would restructure functions to improve warfighter support.
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Panel: DOD software is at risk
Military should consider financial-industry model of documentation and code checks
Modernization
Navy ready to launch ERP system
The service and BearingPoint complete the testing, data convergence and validation phases.
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NMCI follow-on plan nearly complete
The Navy is still deciding whether to keep some functions of the replacement network in-house.
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Lawmakers extend oversight in DOD authorization bill
The conferees have passed legislation that changes the rules for competitive sourcing and acquisition, and decreases funding for several programs.
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Air Force needs to better manage satellite data
With so much information available, the service wants to sift through it more easily.
