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By Jessica Davis | 02:28 pm | May 11, 2017
Congress has continually railed on the Veterans’ Affairs EHR for being outdated, but its users say the platform is fast, secure and gets the job done.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:11 pm | May 11, 2017
More than 400 pieces of technology have already been distributed to hospitals across the country.
By Gus Venditto | 05:06 pm | May 10, 2017
A directive to HHS calls for a national standard on how patients are matched with their health records.
By Kaiser Health News | 01:22 pm | May 10, 2017
Memo from HHS Secretary Tom Price's chief of staff instructed employees not to have "any communications" with Congress, staff without approval.
By Jessica Davis | 12:01 pm | May 10, 2017
Scott Gottlieb and Gopal Khanna round out the most recent government hires to head the agencies most important to health IT.
By Tom Sullivan and Jessica Davis | 10:51 am | May 10, 2017
There has to be a more sustainable way to get hospitals to put information security controls in place than taking millions out of operating budgets.
By Bernie Monegain | 02:14 pm | May 09, 2017
There are 13 men working on the new bill while Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins is writing her own legislation.
By Jane Sarasohn-Kahn | 09:49 am | May 09, 2017
The $8 billion allocations proposed with the AHCA would have to cover the 17.5 million people who could lose coverage with Medicaid cuts.
By Tom Sullivan | 04:08 pm | May 08, 2017
The agency is evaluating options after a failed Epic implementation, and another off-the-shelf is the likely choice.
By Mike Miliard | 03:40 pm | May 08, 2017
While meeting demands set by cybercriminals may solve the problem short-term, the FBI director tells hospitals it will come back to haunt them.