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Regulatory

HHS Outlines COVID Vax Distribution Strategy

September 17, 2020

Via: MedPageToday

The Health and Human Services (HHS) department on Wednesday unveiled general outlines for how the first COVID-19 vaccine doses will be shipped and administered. Developed with the Department of Defense (DOD), the four-part strategy addresses engagement with state and local […]


Regulatory

DoD, VA adopt single healthcare logistics information system

August 13, 2019

Via: Health Data Management

Under a new strategic partnership, the Department of Veterans Affairs will have access to the Defense Logistics Agency’s worldwide procurement system to acquire medical and surgical products, among other items. According to Monday’s announcement, the agreement will have a direct […]


EHR & EMR

DoD-VA EHR interoperability efforts lack single point of accountability

April 3, 2019

Via: Health Data Management

The Department of Veterans Affairs has tried to modernize its legacy electronic health record system in four separate attempts over two decades, with the latest initiative already facing serious challenges. That’s the contention of a Government Accountability Office official who […]


EHR & EMR

DoD and VA still working out how to create single EHR

February 14, 2019

Via: Health Data Management

The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are still trying to figure out how to best align their agencies’ respective plans to create a common Cerner electronic health record system. Speaking on Wednesday at the HIMSS19 conference in Orlando, DoD […]


EHR & EMR

DoD, VA pledge to better align plans to create single EHR

October 11, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

The Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs have pledged to align their agency’s respective plans to create a common Cerner electronic health record system. Defense Secretary James Mattis and VA Secretary Robert Wilkie have signed a joint statement committing to […]


EHR & EMR

DoD to increase Leidos contract for Cerner EHR by nearly $1.2B

July 25, 2018

Via: Health Data Management

The Department of Defense is increasing the ceiling for its electronic health record modernization contract with prime contractor Leidos by nearly $1.2 billion. The additional funds are meant to accommodate additional services and capabilities necessary to maintain a standard EHR […]


EHR & EMR

Cerner data center to support DoD and VA EHRs

November 17, 2017

Via: Health Data Management

As the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs look to create a common shared electronic health record system, the VA is poised to benefit from DoD investments in a Cerner data center that currently hosts the military’s new EHR. DoD’s […]


Regulatory

House bill seeks to hold VA accountable as it moves to Cerner EHR

November 6, 2017

Via: Health Data Management

A House committee on Friday introduced bipartisan legislation to help ensure that the Department of Veterans Affairs is held accountable as it pursues plans to replace its legacy electronic health record system with a commercial off-the-shelf EHR from Cerner. “VA […]


EHR & EMR

DoD Rolls Out Cerner EHR at Second Military Base

July 19, 2017

Via: Healthcare Informatics

Naval Hospital Oak Harbor in Washington State went live with the MHS Genesis electronic health record (EHR) system from Cerner on Saturday, marking the second site to come online as part of the U.S. Department of Defense’s initial operating capacity […]