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By Tom Sullivan | 04:12 pm | April 20, 2017
Most respondents from foreign countries report far fewer electronic health record dangers.
By Jessica Davis | 03:10 pm | April 20, 2017
The agency scored higher on six of nine patient safety indicators, but still needs to work on behavioral health and patient experience, a JAMA Internal Medicine report finds.
By Bernie Monegain | 01:37 pm | April 20, 2017
Veterans Choice Program Extension lets vets seek care at private healthcare institutions, buys time for VA Secretary Shulkin to write a more comprehensive plan for veterans’ healthcare needs.
By Tom Sullivan | 11:58 am | April 20, 2017
With a total of 66 products in ONC’s Certified Health IT List, and many of those are modules rather than EHR platforms, hospital IT shops need to check-in with their vendors now. 
By Bernie Monegain | 11:44 am | April 20, 2017
HHS Secretary Tom Price plans to focus on public health surveillance and the availability of overdose-reversing drugs.
By Charles Ornstein | 11:19 am | April 20, 2017
The federal government has proposed requiring that accreditors release reports on the problems they find during hospital inspections. Right now, the reports are secret.
By Tom Sullivan | 09:43 am | April 20, 2017
The decision is due by July, but many questions are cropping up about which path is actually best in the long-run.  
By Jessica Davis | 12:48 pm | April 19, 2017
Cognitive Medical Systems, Motive Medical Intelligence will work to create a more interoperable system for the U.S. Veterans Administration.
By Jessica Davis | 07:54 am | April 19, 2017
But the Department of Veterans Affairs might not have many options unless it wants to continue being in the software development business.
By Bill Siwicki | 04:12 pm | April 18, 2017
The former Microsoft CEO’s previously-stealth website cost $10 million to launch and will run $3-5 million a year to operate, funding researchers in Seattle and a grant to the University of Pennsylvania.