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The Latest Developments in Electronic Health Information

VA Integrates Electronic Systems to Speed Claims Processing

Combining the eBenefits portal with the Veterans Benefits Management System could help reduce the backlog.

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FDA Plans to Mine Shipping Data to Expose Illegal Cigarette SalesAgency wants a vendor to spot anomalies in tobacco shipments.

// June 18

 

Goodbye Paper: VA Installs Automated Claims System in All Regional OfficesProgram is key to addressing the claims backlog.

// June 17

 

The Real Reason to Fight Nuclear Power Has Nothing to Do With Health RisksNuclear energy is dying to poor economics.

// June 17

 

A Supreme Court Loss On Human Gene Patents Is Just What Myriad—and the Biotech Industry—NeedMyriad's stock has gone up dramatically since ...

// June 14

 

Who Should Take Antidepressants?A brain scan could help objectively identify who will benefit, and who won't.

// June 14

 

A Prosthetic Limb, Controlled by an Amputee's ThoughtsThanks to new DARPA technology, things like picking up a coffee cup could be, ...

// June 14

 

Senator Slams Pentagon for Its Electronic Health Record Strategy Patty Murray says the ‘best option’ would be an open source system with VA.

// June 12

 

This Month's Other Crucial Privacy Debate: The Rocky Future of Arrestee DNA CollectionThe ruling is poised to have broad legal ...

// June 12

 

Lightsabers Can Save Your LifeA new plasma-based scalpel could revolutionize surgery.

// June 6

 

The Drawbacks of Data-Driven MedicineHospital interns spend more time interacting with hospital information systems than with patients.

// June 5
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