Federal departments have awarded $386 million for state health information exchanges, $375 million for health IT regional extension centers and $225 million for health IT training.
A health IT policy committee is meeting tomorrow to discuss modifications to the recent proposed regulations for the "meaningful use" of electronic health records.
In what it describes as a massive transformation, the Veterans Affairs Department is preparing to adopt a relatively new concept called patient-centered care that uses technology to keep patients informed and engaged.
Gail Belles, health care security director for the Veterans Health Administration, addressed the challenges of securing health data exchanges between federal agencies and the private sector.
The Veterans Health Administration has launched a contest to see which employees and contractors can dream up the best ideas for improving its use of health IT.
The Food and Drug Administration is launching its automated risk-assessment system that will flag high-risk shipments of imported food and drugs.
The Veterans Affairs Department is forging ahead on its joint program with the Defense Department to create a Virtual Lifetime Electronic Health Record.
The Social Security Administration awarded $17.4 million to 15 health information exchanges that will begin sharing their patient medical data with agency.
Information required under the Patient Safety Act likely won't be available until February 2011, according to a new report.
The Defense and Veteran Affairs departments have finally met their goal of making their digital health record systems compatible, says a new GAO report.
A health data exchange between MedVirginia and the Social Security Administration is generating extra revenue, a new report says.
The new rules for achieving "meaningful use" of electronic health records could be advanced through adoption of a technical standard for delivering health information to patients, according to a new white paper.