Author: trident50
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VA needs IT, security assurances to regain credibility
Ensuring the reliability and security of current and future IT systems will be key to helping the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs regain some of the credibility it has lost in the wake of the growing scheduling controversy. read more …read more
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Army experience informs hospital CISO Heather Roszkowski’s security efforts
Ensuring the security of health data, much like handling highly sensitive military information, requires immaculate attention to detail. The transition from information assurance manager for the U.S. Army to hospital chief information security officer was a seamless one for Heather Roszkowski of Fletcher Allen Health Care in Vermont. read more …read more
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Michigan HIE to Share Data Across State Lines
The state-designated entity for health information exchange (HIE) in Michigan will now be able to share data across state lines with provider organizations in the Hoosier State. read more …read more
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NIH working group urges $4.5 billion budget for BRAIN Initiative
An advisory group to the National Institutes of Health is urging $4.5 billion in funding for brain research over the next 12 years in a report laying out goals and a framework for the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative. read more …read more
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Informatics, Big Data and Accountable Care Organizations
This section will discuss Health Informatics and targeted Quality Measures for ACOs. a. Performance Standards b. Quality Metrics c. Analytics and Big Data To watch, click here Health Informatics includes resources and methods to manage health information and the tools and infrastructure to analyze data. Analytical tools may come in the form of EHRs, data…
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Senators reach bipartisan deal to fix VA
The agreement, announced Thursday by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., gives authority to the acting VA chief to fire senior officials and to allow veterans who have experienced long waits or who live further than 40 miles from a VA facility to seek care elsewhere. If passed by both houses, the…
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Morning Headlines 6/6/14
Connecting Health and Care for the Nation: A 10-Year Vision to Achieve an Interoperable Health IT Infrastructure ONC publishes a 10-year plan for delivering on nationwide health IT interoperability. The plans objectives are divided into three year, six year, and 10 year milestones and culminates with the realization of “a learning health system.” Senate confirms…
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Medicaid rolls grow by 6 million since health law rollout
The total, which includes 1.1 million people who signed up in April alone, does not indicate how many people gained coverage through the law’s expansion of Medicaid, a program pursued by 26 states. That’s because individuals who were eligible for Medicaid before the law’s passage, but not enrolled, also signed up. …read more
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News 6/6/14
Top News It’s been a busy week for ONC. After news of a reorganization, cheerleading for open data at Health Datapalooza, and receiving a letter from GOP leaders questioning its authority, the office publishes a 10-year vision statement on the future of interoperability. At 13 pages, it is “an invitation to health IT stakeholders ……
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ONC Launches Its 10-Year Interoperability Vision
In 10 years, the health IT infrastructure will include array of interoperable products and services that allow the healthcare system to continuously learn and advance the goal of improved healthcare, according to ONC’s 10-year interoperability vision released on June 5. By 2024, individuals, providers, communities, and researchers should have an array of interoperable health IT…