Government & Policy
Management flaws are hobbling DOD's plans to acquire a commercial electronic health record and to stabilize its current AHLTA system.
New service-wide dental EHR plans links to Army and Navy systems en route to global connectivity.
Office of Personnel Management plans to analyze claims data to track federal employee health trends and to reduce costs.
CIO Baker tells Senate panel that veterans agency is studying modernization path for VistA electronic medical record system.
ONC publishes first set of EHRs approved under the temporary certification program to meet meaningful use deadlines for 2011.
Coast Guard will replace DOD system with system to integrate medical, dental, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology and patient portal modules.
Certification organizations clear 36 EHR products between them to help providers meet meaningful use requirements for 2011.
Updated tool is designed to "shine some sunlight" on the details of how insurance options actually work, Sebelius says.
De-identified data is critical for studying population health but risks of re-identification remain from records available on the Internet.
Grants will help states design electronic systems that will lead consumers through the maze of picking an affordable insurance plan.