Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) continues to question government security protocols that potentially led to problems with the launch of the HealthCare.gov website, FCW reported Tuesday. Adam Mazmanian writes Issa, in a closed
MorePresident Barack Obama is six months into his second term as the nation’s commander-in-chief and several of his appointees to key government leadership positions have received the required stamp of approval from
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The Senate confirmed Marilyn Tavenner in a 91-7 vote Wednesday as Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services administrator, a role she has held on an acting basis since 2010, Reuters reports. David
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President Barack Obama has nominated Marilyn Tavenner for a second time as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, an agency she has led on an acting basis since 2011.
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The Department of Health and Human Services has released guidance for making electronic health records safer for patients, according to a NextGov article. âThis report will help all of us better use
MoreThe Department of Veterans Affairs has reached the one million-patient mark for its Blue Button initiative, the department announced Friday. Patients use the web-based Blue Button to access and download their personal
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The Department of Health and Human Services released more details Thursday about the department’s initiatives to have doctors and hospitals use electronic health records. HHS said the Health Information Technology for Economic
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Healthcare spending in the U.S. will increase by four percent by 2014, a government report says, according to Reuters. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also believes that by 2021, healthcare
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The federal government should give healthcare organizations more time before starting the next phase of implementing electronic health records, according to letters from a group of health industry chief information officers. The
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