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VA, TRICARE debut mHealth programs
Continuing its major push into mHealth this year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and TRICARE have announced two new mobile health programs. New on the board: The VA just handed American
Study: Docs work around EHRs
Even when practices adopt electronic health records, it's not uncommon for physicians to devise workarounds that allow them to cling to paper-based processes. A study from the U.S. Department of
Cell phones help poor diabetics with glucose control
The health of diabetic patients improved with the use of mobile phones, a new study conducted by the Veterans Affairs Ann Arbor Healthcare System and University of Michigan determined. The study will
Unencrypted thumb drive compromises veterans' health info
Unencrypted thumb drive. "Those three words don't make VA CIOs happy," said Veterans Affairs Department CIO Roger Baker during his monthly data breach press briefing on Nov. 17. An employee had used
DOD, VA move to SOA architecture to build interoperable systems
After struggling for years to bring their clinical databases together, the Department of Defense and the Veterans Affairs department have decided to move their EMR systems over to a service-oriented
Pentagon, VA health data sharing moves slowly
Despite working on the project for 10 years, the Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs are still far from being able to share health data freely. However, they have begun sharing some data, with
