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Health Modernization: Core IT Must Keep Up with Clinical Innovation

WEBThree Essential Stages to Health IT Transformation. The path to coordinating improvements for both clinical and core IT can be viewed as three, …

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DHA looks to contract a ‘digital front door’ to modernize its health

WEBDHA said in a press release that the planned approach will focus on three primary areas, including: patient experience; provider supported technology in the …

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CISA and HHS look to help the health sector ramp up cyber hygiene

WEBCISA. Health Tech. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency released a new set of guidance in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and …

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HHS Launches New Cybersecurity Awareness Resources

WEBThe Department of Health and Human Services launched three new cybersecurity resources on Monday, each focusing on raising awareness for medical …

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HHS Establishes Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health

WEBThe Health and Human Services Department Thursday announced the formal launch of its Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, or ARPA-H.. ARPA …

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Ongoing ‘reset’ looks to put VA’s EHR deployment back on track

WEBVA’s open-ended program reset announcement came after a highly critical watchdog report from the department’s Inspector General issued in July 2022 found that …

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VA plans to restart EHR deployments before the end of FY25, …

WEBThe Department of Veterans Affairs expects to resume deployments of its new electronic health record system before the end of fiscal year 2025, VA Secretary …

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VA cautiously optimistic that ‘very positive’ March EHR rollout …

WEBVA officials have pointed to the deployment at Lovell as a key test of its reset efforts, given the large size of the facility and the potential for it to inform future rollouts …

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VA budget bill maintains EHR funding but imposes additional …

WEBThe bipartisan FY24 budget package allocates over $1.3 billion for the agency’s new electronic health record system but makes 25% of that funding contingent …

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Tech, AI feature in new White House order to advance women's …

WEBThe Biden administration issued an executive order on Monday pressing federal agencies to expand and prioritize research on women’s health. According to …

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Issues with VA’s new EHR have contributed to patient harms and …

WEBScheduling errors and pharmacy-related coding problems with the Department of Veterans Affairs’ new electronic health record system have contributed to …

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Modernizing secure code for the public sector

WEBModernization initiatives improve national cybersecurity efforts. The federal government is prioritizing secure software development and memory-safe programming …

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Transportation Department seeks AI solutions for transit …

WEBTransportation. The Department of Transportation aims to incorporate artificial intelligence throughout the nation’s transportation infrastructure, seeking …

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DOD’s new EHR faces low user satisfaction and integration …

WEBThe watchdog study, released on April 18, reviewed annual surveys of clinicians’ satisfaction with DOD’s EHR system — known as MHS Genesis — and found …

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NSF pitches Congress on the potential of quantum technology

WEBThe NSF event follows budget cuts to the agency for fiscal 2024, with Congress supplying $9.06 billion to the agency, $479 million below the 2023 fiscal year …

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HHS issues final rule to expand HIPAA coverage for reproductive …

WEBHHS. The Department of Health and Human Services released a final rule on the data privacy provisions for reproductive health care information deemed …

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DISA’s new strategy focuses on simplifying, securing access to key

WEBThe strategy is designed to align the agency with the tenets of the Department of Defense’s 2022 National Defense Strategy, which included a focus on maintaining …

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State is taking an ‘important step’ for planned EHR, as key …

WEBThe State Department is finally taking steps toward adopting a long-delayed electronic health record system for its diplomatic corps, even as new Senate legislation …

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Ransomware payment debate resurfaces amid Change Healthcare …

WEBThe American Healthcare Association said that 94% of hospitals are signaling financial impact due to the incident, with some providers losing upwards of $1 …

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Biden budget cuts funding for health record refresh amid ongoing

WEBThe long-delayed 2024 budget for the VA, which President Joe Biden signed into law on March 9, ultimately included roughly $1.3 billion in funding for the EHR …

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Change Healthcare attack did not result in harm to veteran care, …

WEBVeterans Affairs. The February cyberattack on Change Healthcare affected a number of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ systems and temporarily delayed some …

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US warns of North Korean hackers using email security flaws for

WEBKimsuky is a cybercrime unit believed to be housed in the DPRK’s military intelligence directorate, known as the Reconnaissance General Bureau, or RGB. It has …

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Giant military manta ray drone passes first ocean test

WEBAn enormous underwater drone, built to roam the oceans for “very long periods of time” without refueling, has passed initial tests off California, DARPA …

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Change Healthcare hasn't given VA details on hack-impacted …

WEBA spokesperson for Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont. — chairman of the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee — said the senator has also been monitoring the attack’s …

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Federal CIO defends Login security after health agency dropped it …

WEBHHS quietly swapped Login.gov with private sector tool ID.me from the grantee platform in a bid to bolster its security after scammers hauled away at least $7.5 …

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Feds need to be careful when tapping generative AI for work

WEBGenerative artificial intelligence can help federal employees do their jobs better in certain cases, but there are risks to watch out for, according to the Office of Personnel …

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VA officials tout EHR rollout at Chicago site amid efforts to …

WEBRetired Capt. James A. Lovell, left, a NASA astronaut, speaks to more than 750 guests at the official opening of the Capt. James A. Lovell Federal Health Care …

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How digital engineering could produce new weapons faster

WEBArtificial Intelligence. A new digital engineering accelerator could streamline how the Pentagon and its contractors develop new weapons, reducing the time it takes to get …

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Vet centers need better systems, data to enhance support services

WEBVHA officials said they are planning to implement the software solution in March 2024. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., noted during the hearing that “in the past year, …

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