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VA Says Its Renewed Infrastructure Review Will Focus on Building First

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:18:12 -0500

From GovExec: The Veterans Affairs Department is once again evaluating its physical footprint after significant controversy forced it to abandon a previous effort, though it has promised to take a vastly different approach this time around.

Veterans Affairs Unveils Draft for $60B T4NG 2 Vehicle

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:01:06 -0500

From NextGov: The Veterans Affairs Department is putting the pressure on industry to respond quickly to its draft solicitation for the next iteration of the VA's main contract for acquiring technology transformation services and solutions.

VA is Working to Add New Features to its Health and Benefits App

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:56:00 -0500

From NextGov: The VA’s mobile phone app, which surpassed one million downloads last year, is rolling out new prescription refill and travel reimbursement services for veterans in the coming months.

Homelessness Among Veterans Has Been Cut in Half since 2010, VA Says

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:48:33 -0500

From GovExec:Homelessness disproportionately affects veterans, but the Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that a variety of efforts to help veterans find housing has resulted in the rate dropping 11% in the past three years nationwide and more than 50% since 2010.

Leidos partners with Accenture to deliver CDC cloud modernization

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 23:16:24 -0500

Healthcare IT News: Under the subcontract the company will help the U.S. Centers for Disease Control examine applications and help migrate systems to the cloud as part of the agency's digital transformation.

How to Solve the Healthcare Data Conundrum

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:59:54 -0500

From HealthTech Magazine: Better data sharing among stakeholders — from traditional providers and payers to pharmaceutical and digital health companies — will ultimately improve care delivery.

Cardinal Health CIO Michelle Greene on simplifying transformation

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:31:36 -0500

From CIO: During her first few months on the job, Cardinal Health’s new CIO is breaking down silos, building CoE’s, and simplifying her change agenda at the $181 billion business.

Get a handle on insider threats with industry intel

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 22:01:22 -0500

Healthcare IT News: At the HIMSS Healthcare Cybersecurity Forum, MITRE's Suneel Sundar, senior manager of cyber new professionals, will share insider threat learnings to help IT professionals detect, mitigate and stop insider cybersecurity threats.

Defense Department Health Plan Cuts Its Pharmacy Network by Nearly 15,000 Outlets

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 21:44:19 -0500

GovExec: Many of the pharmacies were small, independent operations that had decided not to participate next year because of the lowered reimbursement being offered. But they were surprised by an early dismissal, and some patients with specialized drug needs could face difficulties in the transition.

Senator questions Mark Zuckerberg over Meta's healthcare data collection policies

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 16:56:51 -0500

Healthcare IT Nesws: The letter from Sen. Mark Warner to the Facebook founder comes just days after Advocate Aurora Health notified patients of a potential breach involving a pixel-tracking tool.

‘I Can Go Anywhere’: How Service Dogs Help Veterans With PTSD

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:16:55 -0500

GovExec: The PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act means more veterans with symptoms of traumatic stress can get specially trained service dogs.

Cutting Thousands of Medical Personnel Won’t Reduce Access to Care, Army Surgeon General Says

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 14:15:21 -0500

GovExec: Army families are worried about reductions in medical services, particularly in mental and behavioral health, as the service begins to shed thousands of medical billets. But the Army surgeon general told questioners at the AUSA conference on Tuesday that service leaders had worked to ensure that cuts won’t reduce access to care.

VA ‘Moving Toward Full Compliance’ With Geospatial Data Law, Watchdog Finds

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 12:26:14 -0500

NextGov: The VA’s Office of Inspector General found said the agency is noncompliant with three of the law’s requirements but is currently in the process of addressing its deficiencies.

NIH Injects $130M to Provide Quality Tools, Data for AI in Medicine

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 12:19:52 -0500

NextGov: The funding comes from the National Institutes of Health’s Bridge2AI program to advance AI research, as well as ethical tools and standards.

Why Healthcare Organizations Should Adopt Modern Data Platforms

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:40:37 -0500

HealthTech: Providers will need better access to data than ever before.

The business value of NLP: 5 success stories

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:33:54 -0500

CIO: These five organizations are using natural language processing to better serve their customers, automate repetitive tasks, and streamline operations.

8 award-winning healthcare IT projects

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:32:34 -0500

CIO: Healthcare organizations are increasingly embracing digital initiatives to expedite evaluations, better share medical records, and improve patient care.

VA Systems are Vulnerable to Cyber Intrusions Due to Lack of Effective Oversight, Report Says

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:30:40 -0500

GovExec: The Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General's office said the agency is "leaving its systems vulnerable to compromise by impostors who may gain access to protected information."

The HHS Declares Monkeypox a Public Health Emergency

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:25:50 -0500

GovExec: This comes after weeks of pressure as the virus spread throughout the country.

VHA Launches New Playbook Outlining Digital Health Care Needs For Patients

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 20:28:44 -0500

NextGov: The agency’s health care office is looking for better data sharing interfaces to improve patient care.

Averting the next pandemic with real-time health data

Sun, 26 Feb 2023 20:18:34 -0500

FCW: The Center for Public Health Data would aggregate federal, state and local health data and make it accessible in real time so it can be used for decision-making as health threats unfold.

Army’s New Plan to ‘Transform’ Soldier Health Care with Technology

Tue, 21 Feb 2023 21:53:26 -0500

NextGov: Service leaders will boost research into synthetic blood, quantum computing, and more.

N.Y. to fine hospitals that fail to use up vaccines

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 09:51:24 -0500

Modern Healthcare: In an effort to speed up what has been a sluggish rollout of the coronavirus vaccine, New York's governor threatened Monday to fine hospitals up to $100,000 if they don't finish their first round of inoculations by the end of the week.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said hospitals have been receiving vaccines over the past three weeks as part of a program prioritizing frontline medical workers, but have only administered the first dose of 46% of their allocated vaccines.