The Rockefeller Foundation is funding two produce prescription pilot programs at VA healthcare systems in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Houston, Texas. Eligible veterans will be able to enroll in About Fresh’s Fresh Connect program, which provides $100 per month through a debit card, allowing the veterans to buy healthy foods at the grocery store.
Two Congresspeople recently introduced a bill seeking to terminate the VA's Oracle Cerner EHR rollout. The legislation said that the project is too flawed and costly to carry on — the lawmakers called for VA facilities to revert back to the department’s internally developed EHR.
Hear executives from Quantum Health, Surescripts, EY, Clinical Architecture and Personify Health share their views on digital transformation in healthcare.
Override provides chronic pain patients with a care team that includes a pain physician, a physical therapist, a psychologist and a coach. The company has received $3.5 million in seed funding and has acquired Take Courage Coaching.
Marvel Chairman Isaac Perlmutter, lawyer Marc Sherman and physician Bruce Moscovitz - who have associated with President Trump through their membership in Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort club - have formed an unofficial troika with authority over VA department affairs, the emails say.
The startup has developed smart sensor mat that is designed to be placed in a patient's home and can analyze foot temperature variations to predict and prevent the occurrence of a potential ulcer.
The goal of the partnership is to improve opioid use-related patient-provider interactions and boost health outcomes for veterans with chronic pain who are at risk for opioid misuse.
As technology advances, AI-powered tools will increasingly reduce the administrative burdens on healthcare providers.
Apple's partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is an effort by the technology giant to push forward on its personal health record initiative with the largest integrated healthcare system in the country.
The tech giant would provide engineering support to the VA and develop certain software tools that enable veterans to transfer their medical records to iPhones, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Seven organizations including Accenture and Leidos make up Cerner's core partners in the process, and 17 other companies are considered premier partners.
In his role at the Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based system, the former VA secretary will lead innovation efforts and serve as a director on the Sanford International Board.
The future looks bright for the integrated specialty pharmacy model – for health systems, providers, and most importantly, for patients.
Will a top official's departure impact the VA's EHR modernization effort timeline? The VA says no, but a few outside experts expressed concern.
Tweeting that the "VA's leadership intends to take the EHR modernization effort in a different direction than we were headed," Genevieve Morris has resigned from her role as interim chief health information officer for the Office of EHR Modernization at the VA.
Shortly after the VA inked a $10 billion contract with Cerner, President Trump unexpectedly announced he will nominate VA Acting Secretary Robert Wilkie to lead the department permanently.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has finally signed a $10 billion, 10-year contract with Cerner to update its electronic medical record system, thereby replacing its homegrown VistA EHR.
David Shulkin's departure as Secretary of Veterans Affairs comes before the VA officially signed a contract with Cerner to replace its legacy EHR system, VistA. Will the department stick with the Cerner deal or take another route?