David Shulkin appointed chief innovation officer of Sanford Health
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.
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.
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.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
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.
Through its Cogito Companion app and its platform for call center employees, the company is narrowing in on mental health and how insurers can have better connections with consumers.
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?
Alphabet's artificial intelligence arm DeepMind and the Department of Veterans Affairs will analyze patterns from 700,000 historical, depersonalized patient medical records to see if machine learning can pinpoint risk factors for patient deterioration.
On an earnings call, Cerner unveiled plans to hire an additional 600 workers at its Kansas City campus. But the company also reported lower-than-expected earnings, which executives said was due in part to the yet-to-be-signed VA contract.
A report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office and a December 12 EHR interoperability summit provide a bit of insight on the VA, VistA and health IT at the federal level.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced its plans to replace the VistA EHR system with a Cerner model. In a recent blog post, Allscripts CEO Paul Black shared his thoughts on the matter.
VA Secretary David Shulkin said he would make a decision on what to do about the department's VistA EHR system by July 1. Nearly a month ahead of that deadline, Shulkin has already determined the VA will replace VistA with a Cerner system.
While striving to decrease veteran suicide rates, the Department of Veterans Affairs is considering getting rid of its VistA EHR system.
Doctors are frustrated in dealing with another government health care bureaucracy.
The VA is stepping up with new program to bring exoskeleton technology to those with spinal cord injuries.