Brian Lein, assistant director for health care administration at the Defense Health Agency, said standardization is needed to help stabilize the Military Health System’s core, Health.mil reported. “Standardization is the key to
MoreThe Technology Modernization Fund has made investments worth about $71.2 million combined in the Department of Justice, General Services Administration and the Armed Forces Retirement Home, or AFRH, to help the agencies
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A nationwide health data exchange network governed by the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement, or TEFCA, is now operational and ready to conduct secure sharing of electronic health information among eligible
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A smartphone application developed by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory as an electronic health record tool for the military has been steadily attracting the attention of military agencies since its launch
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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology within the Department of Health and Human Services has proposed a rule that would direct electronic health records systems using artificial intelligence
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Tanya Bradsher, the White House’s nominee for the role of deputy secretary at the Department of Veterans Affairs, said that if confirmed, she would push for a “boots-on-the-ground” approach to help address
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The Defense Health Agency has issued a request for information from industry related to the Department of Defense’s MHS Genesis electronic health record program. The DOD Healthcare Management System Modernization program office
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Three senators plan to introduce a bill that would direct the Department of Veterans Affairs to introduce reforms to its electronic health record modernization program. The proposed measure would require VA to
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The Department of Veterans Affairs will receive $1.8 billion in funding under the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill to support the rollout of its electronic health record system to facilities across the
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Denis McDonough, secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs, said VA has begun storing digitized veteran service records in the cloud and building automated decision platforms to speed up military retirees’ access
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