ASRC Federal hires former acting military health CIO Chip Terry

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:...
HHS Names Patient Matching Algorithm Challenge Winners

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

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...
Fitbit chosen for long-term US health study

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...
Veterans Affairs shifting to API ‘ecosystem’ for benefit of vets, employees

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:...
Congress is trying to ensure interoperability between VA, DoD

Congress is trying to ensure interoperability between VA, DoD

The House Committee on Veterans Affairs introduced legislation today that would strengthen congressional oversight of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ transition from its legacy VistA EHR to the Cerner platform. Introduced by committee Chairman Rep. Phil Roe,...