Veterans Affairs, Defense Depts. Spend Billions In Effort To Coordinate Records
After two years and more than $1 billion spent, integrated health records system canceledRead more in the full article.read more
View ArticleThe Last Battle: Is The Army Doing Enough To Help Soldiers Suffering From...
The Army has rolled out program after program aimed at identifying and helping soldiers who suffer from mental health problems related to a decade of war. Despite those efforts, figures show that...
View ArticleThe Last Battle: Efforts To Provide Mental Health Care For War Veterans...
The last battle of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is being fought at home. And in 2012, the military and the VA have done more than ever to respond to the anguish of men and women who are haunted by...
View ArticleSenator Slams Pentagon for Its Electronic Health Record Strategy
Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., opened today’s Senate Budget Committee hearing on the Defense Department’s 2014 spending plan with sharp criticism over the Pentagon’s decision not to develop an integrated...
View ArticleNavy Medicine CIO: We Are Communicating With VA On EHR Efforts
The CIO for Navy Medicine insisted this week that the Department of Defense is maintaining open communication lines with the Department of Veterans Affairs on electronic health record efforts.Read more...
View ArticleMedical Devices Linked to Outbreaks of Superbug Infections
More patients than previously reported have needlessly been infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria in recent years because of problems linked to a type of medical scope, according to a U.S. Senate...
View ArticleHearing Focuses On Health Data Exchange Plans Of Pentagon, VA
At a House hearing on Wednesday, officials from the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs discussed their plans to develop a system to exchange standard clinical health data, rather than...
View ArticleEmbarrassing New GAO Report On Hospital Safety Has Two Surprising Bright Spots
Hospitals are flummoxed by the problem of patient safety, according to a report issued by the Government Accounting Office (GAO) just in time for this week’s Patient Safety Awareness Week. Issued at...
View ArticleCongress Passes Legislation Authorizing Critical Biodefense Programs
Blue Ribbon Study Panel on Biodefense June 5, 2019Original URLThe House yesterday passed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act. The bill reauthorizes existing statute...
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