Electronic Health Records
Civilian and military agencies are collaborating to create a unified health system that allows users to maintain a consistent health record no matter which agency is providing them health care. EHRs rely on things like data standards and application programming interfaces (APIs) to communicate data across systems. Federal agencies are collaborating on security, upskilling and modernization to deliver a smooth and seamless experience to those who access government health care.
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Top VHA Leader Promotes Workforce Diversity Amid EHR Transformation
The Department of Veterans Affairs is prioritizing diversity and developing new training programs to increase support for women and minorities across the workforce as the department continues its digital transformation journey in electronic health records and ongoing pandemic response.
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VA Overhauls EHR Program with New Approaches to Training, Governance
The Department of Veterans Affairs is reorganizing its electronic health record modernization program with an enterprise-wide governance structure, improved training and change management, and an enterprise readiness and planning approach to deployment of the system.
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VA Completes Review of EHR Modernization Program After 12-Week Pause
The Department of Veterans Affairs has completed its 12-week-long strategic review of its electronic health record (EHR) modernization program and is getting set to announce next steps in the program over the next two weeks.
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How the DOD’s New EHR is Transforming Military Health
The effort incorporates various successes in tech interoperability and partnerships.
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ONC Senior Advisor Highlights How Data Sharing Will Shape Future of Health Care
Easing data sharing across health care holds potential for all stakeholders, from day-to-day care to public health crises.
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HHS Releases Final Rules for EHR Interoperability, Information Blocking
The rules require patient health information sharing among providers for improved patient care.
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Defense Health Officials Tout Consolidation Successes in Budget Hearing
The officials report successful transition of MTFs to DHA and MHS GENESIS EHR deployments to House members.
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HHS Suggests Solutions for IT Burdens in Health Care Advances
The agency released a final strategic report suggesting ways to relieve provider EHR burdens and improve care.
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EHR Interoperability and Emerging Tech in Focus at HHS
The Department of Health and Human Services has been working to reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens using advanced technology toward giving patients easy access to their electronic health records, Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan highlighted Tuesday.
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Leaders Detail How Health Policy is 'Driven by Anecdotes'
Government officials are emphasizing the importance of electronic patient access to their health care records and of moving interoperability standards forward through personal anecdotes of their own mishaps with current health care practices.
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VA Taking Methodical Approach to Cerner Implementation
Modernizing the Department of Veterans Affairs' expansive and often fragmented health records system is a challenging order that the agency is approaching using best practices from the Defense Department.
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CMS Aims to Expand APIs to Increase EHR Interoperability
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is pushing forward several application program interface solutions and policy efforts to continue moving toward a connected, interoperable electronic health record system.
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