Health IT

Federal Plan for improving electronic-health info

Following its previous Federal Health IT Strategic Plan, the Health and Human Services Department is looking to continue the effort with its latest plan.

Management

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VA accelerates IT modernization to handle more vets seeking care under PACT Act

Veterans Affairs

The Federal Executive Forum’s Healthcare IT in Government 2021

Federal Executive Forum

(U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Julianne Showalter)

Maj. Michael Matchette, 332nd Expeditionary Medical Support Squadron radiologist, reviews computed tomography scans from a trauma patient to determine the severity of the injuries at the Air Force Theater Hospital, Feb. 20. The CT scan process goes directly from the scanning machine to the computer, which allows doctors to diagnose medical problems faster. Matchette is deployed from Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

DoD’s new electronic health record rollout is now about one-third complete

Defense

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Exclusive

NITAAC details timing, evaluation plans for $40B IT services contract

Ask the CIO

The mission of the Office of National Coordinator for Health IT: a conversation with Dr. Donald Rucker

The Business of Government Hour

Health IT in Government 2020 “Progress & Best Practices”

Federal Executive Forum

Update on a mega-IT modernization effort

Tom Temin Commentary

FILE - In this May 16, 2020, file photo, Tina Nguyen, left, a nurse at the International Community Health Services clinic in Seattle's International District, takes a nose swab sample from David Carroll, an ICHS employee, during testing for the coronavirus in Seattle. At a cost of $120-130 per test and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman’s estimate the league will need 25,000-35,000 in total to get through the playoffs, the price tag he concedes is “millions of dollars.” But regular testing is something players insisted on in the name of feeling safe to compete.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

NIH Wants to Rapidly Accelerate Diagnostic Testing for Coronavirus

Technology

DHA sees network consolidation as ‘key enabler’ to health IT cybersecurity

Combating Healthcare Data Breaches With Intelligence

H-ISAC provides ‘polished narrative’ to tackle medical device cyber gaps

Combating Healthcare Data Breaches With Intelligence

Medical full body screening software on tablet and healthcare devices

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Innovations in health IT modernization gives rise to cybersecurity challenges

A more connected health IT landscape also increases the cyber threat landscape and introduces new challenges for security professionals.

Combating Healthcare Data Breaches With Intelligence

NIH juggles digital transformation across dozens of biomedical missions

Even as the National Institutes of Health wrap up this round of digital transformation, the strategic plan for the next five years is already being developed.

As DoD, VA begin multibillion dollar EHR rollouts, Congress asks who’s in charge

Technology

The organizational chart that maps out responsibilities for ensuring VA’s new electronic health record will work with DoD’s has 16 different boxes in it. That’s a worry for many lawmakers.