Archives: Adam Patterson

• Electronic Health Records

Leadership within U.S. defense and national security have found that hiring for a range of talents and backgrounds is necessary for modernizing the military as a whole and advancing America’s strategic edge.

Changes brought by COVID-19 have produced a corresponding shift in federal cybersecurity posture, particularly among agencies responsible for overseeing health care and medical IT systems.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will begin providing gender confirmation surgery to transgender veterans as part of the latest move across the federal government reinforcing recent anti-discrimination interpretation of the Affordable Care Act.

The MHS Genesis military health informatics platform has undergone rapid development during COVID-19, with the program slated to debut at two new locations before the close of 2021.

The implementation of RPA capacities across government agencies are helping the federal workforce better manage repetitive tasks and improving the delivery of public services.

The departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense joint electronic health records modernization (EHRM) initiative has shown considerable promise for widely improving the delivery of health care and allowing clinicians to provide more effective lifelong treatment to patients.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has reported an increase in veteran satisfaction, following a campaign to address feedback and improve the delivery of agency services.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is increasing funding to various veterans health care and support programs slated to be implemented throughout 2021 and 2022.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has been spearheading a collaborative modernization project with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) that is enabling the agency to more quickly and efficiently provide veterans benefits especially amid workflow interruptions during the pandemic.

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced an expansion to the disability claims benefits provided to veterans who have suffered from toxic exposure during their time in the service.

• Digital Services

New features within the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Legacy Memorial (VLM) platform give families of veterans additional ways to honor those interred in national cemeteries via commemorative online profiles. The new features are expected to be fully released by Memorial Day.

• DevSecOps

Military services are using automated development practices in the adoption of new technologies and to safeguard IT security.