ASRC Federal hires former acting military health CIO Chip Terry
ASRC Federal has hired former acting Military Health System CIO and retired Air Force Col. Richard “Chip” Terry as vice president and client relations executive for federal health and defense programs. SOURCE – READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT:...
Veterans Affairs shifting to API ‘ecosystem’ for benefit of vets, employees
The day when a veteran can access health information, learn more about their benefits, and search cemetery records all in one place is one step closer. According to a recent request for information from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the department is looking for...
It’s unanimous: House passes bill to let VA providers cross state lines for telemedicine
The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously voted to pass the Veterans E-Health and Telemedicine Support (VETS) Act of 2017 on Tuesday, which will allow Department of Veterans Affairs’ providers to cross state lines to practice telemedicine. The bipartisan...
HHS Names Patient Matching Algorithm Challenge Winners
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) today announced the winners of the Patient Matching Algorithm Challenge. SOURCE – READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT:...
Shulkin Calls for Advisory Board on VA Benefits Programs
Veterans Affairs Secretary Dr. David Shulkin has called for a new approach to dealing with the department’s vast array of compensation programs while stressing again and again that he is not looking to cut benefits. A new Veterans Benefit Advisory Board would...
VALNEVA Signs $39.6 Million IXIARO® Supply Contract with US Government
Valneva SE (“Valneva” or “the Company”), a fully integrated, commercial stage biotech company focused on developing innovative, life-saving vaccines, announces today the signing of a $39.6 million one year contract with the US Government’s Department of Defense...
New study explains why US health care spending increased $1 trillion
A new study finds that the cost of health care in the United States increased nearly $1 trillion from 1996 to 2013 and measures the causes behind this immense growth. The study, published today in JAMA, reveals that price and “intensity” (variety and...
Fitbit chosen for long-term US health study
Fitbit has been tussling with Apple and Xiaomi when it comes to market share in the wearables field and quarter to quarter, each has held the top spot at one point or another over the past year. But it turns out Fitbit is the favorite wearable producer in the medical...
NIH awards to test ways to store, access, share, and compute on biomedical data in the cloud
Twelve awards totaling $9 million in Fiscal Year 2017 will launch a National Institutes of Health Data Commons Pilot Phase. A data commons is a shared virtual space where scientists can work with the digital objects of biomedical research, such as data and analytical...
VA looks to Congress to improve cost management
The Department of Veterans Affairs is working with Congress to improve its financial management. The agency also plans to roll out a series of initiative to improve its veterans’ benefits services. SOURCE – READ THE FULL ARTICLE AT:...