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Veterans Affairs chief Doug Collins told senators that he strongly supports President Trump's $3.5 billion FY26 earmark to bolster the rollout of Oracle Health across the VA's electronic health record modernization program.
Dr Kun-Ju Lin, deputy information security chief at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou in Taiwan, will share real-world execution of their digital transformation strategies at HIMSS25 APAC.
Proposals would require Veterans Affairs to contractually prohibit the sale of patient information and report on electronic health record workflow benchmarks, quality metrics and resources provided to VA facilities ahead of new installations.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has reportedly signed an interagency agreement with the Office of Personnel Management to oversee staff reductions in force of up to 80,000 staff members.
The physician and software engineer will hold dual titles as Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and National Coordinator for Health Information Technology.
There have been many big changes in health and tech policy so far in the president's second term, and there will probably be many more to come. An attorney discusses how health IT developers should be charting strategic course for the years ahead.
Pressed by lawmakers about changes underway at the agency, Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins said the VA is addressing bureaucracy that has stymied the electronic health record modernization program.
After staff and program cuts at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, lawmakers showcased how the loss of funding and employee expertise could affect care delivery for vets, data security for patients and more.
In their letter to Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., lawmakers requested written responses to a list of questions and a "detailed, staff-level briefing" from those "responsible for developing and executing" the reorganization and reduction in force.
The merger of American Telemedicine Association's advocacy arm with DTA will create the Advancing Digital Health Coalition, a combined policy and advocacy platform focused on advancing new technologies with the potential to transform patient care.
