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By Bernie Monegain | 11:16 am | March 11, 2010
First Lady Michelle Obama on Wednesday launched the Apps for Healthy Kids competition, the most recent piece of the Let's Move! campaign aimed at ending childhood obesity within a generation.
By Mary Mosquera | 10:49 am | March 11, 2010
The Department of Veterans Affairs is at work on the next generation of VistA, its 20-plus year-old electronic medical record system, which is often praised by users but considered a headache to planners working to bring VA health systems fully into the Internet age.
By Mary Mosquera | 02:29 pm | March 10, 2010
New veterans health information system would be modular, open and interoperable, its chief technology officer says.
By William Matthews | 01:14 pm | March 10, 2010
Anthrax remains a 'weapon of choice' of terrorists, experts say, but information silos, turf wars and the budget crisis still hobble the U.S. biosurveillance network.
By Sean Gallagher | 01:10 pm | March 10, 2010
Benefits of cloud computing are apparent, but whether it's a good fit for government healthcare agencies is still up in the air.
By Peter Buxbaum | 01:08 pm | March 10, 2010
The healthcare giants are collaborating on one of the most important trials of the Nationwide Health Information Network ever attempted.
By Burton Bollag | 01:05 pm | March 10, 2010
The Obama administration is funding health IT degree programs in the nation's four-year and community colleges to help overcome a worrisome shortage of skilled health IT workers.
By Nancy Ferris | 01:01 pm | March 10, 2010
Federal health IT planners look to simplify access to the nationwide health information network to accommodate a horde of new healthcare users.
By John Moore | 12:59 pm | March 10, 2010
Health IT firms say they are ready with systems equipped for 'meaningful use', but for providers hoping to qualify for federal incentives, time is of the essence.
By Peter Buxbaum | 12:55 pm | March 10, 2010
MHS's social media hub providers defense health planners immediate feedback from its next generation of users.