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HHS panel advises on data glitches that affect patient safety
Federal Computer Week
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HHS wiki airs concerns about planned health network service
Government Computer News
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Can Docs be Paid to Adopt EHRs?
Just how effective are government incentive payments to physicians to encourage them to adopt electronic health records? So, so, according to a survey conducted by a data interchange company in Massachusetts.
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Honoring Bataan in Kuwait
It turns out that on March 21 as I and 5,000 military and civilian folks participated in the 21st <a href=http://whatsbrewin.nextgov.com/2010/03/45_pounds_sure_is_heavier_nowadays.php>Annual Bataan Memorial Death March</a> at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., we had some company at the Army's Camp Arifjan in Kuwait.
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Navy CIO Tweaks Social Policy
The Navy has started to develop its own take on the Defense Departmentwide <a href=http://www.dtic.mil/whs/directives/corres/pdf/DTM-09-026.pdf>social media policy</a> for the Navy and Marine Corps <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100226_3264.php>released in February</a>. Navy Department Chief Information Officer Rob Carey <a href=http://www.doncio.navy.mil/Blog.aspx?ID=1653>said in a blog post</a> on March 26 that he expected the service's policy to be released real soon.
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Silicon Valley Losing its Luster?
Silicon Valley is losing its position as a top area for technology workers, particularly as some of the area's top companies announce layoffs and cuts to pay and benefits. Bloomberg.com <a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aAYKCRtZdCv0">reports</a> that Silicon Valley has been hard hit by the recession, with unemployment above the national average and 90,000 jobs lost between the second quarters of 2008 and 2009. Further, companies are eliminating stock options, downsizing staff and instituting pay and benefits cuts, all while the cost of living in the area remains high. Instead, workers are jumping ship to areas like Huntsville, Ala., and Austin, Texas, where companies are tapping into a surge in federal government funding.
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The Army's smart turn to battlefield apps
Smart phone technology is taking over the rest of the world, it seems, so why should the U.S. military be immune? The Army, at least, seems to be willing to see how far it can go, even on the front lines.
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HHS panel advises on data glitches that affect patient safety
An HHS advisory workgroup today proposed best practices for dealing with patient safety problems related to electronic health record systems.
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Air Force rules target BlackBerry security
The Air Force will put in place this month strict rules and regulations governing how its personnel are allowed to use Air Force-issued BlackBerry smart phones as a way to improve security associated with the devices.
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Obama to nominate California CIO as top Defense tech chief
Takai would be the first woman to hold the Defense CIO position and has experience in managing information as an asset, developing policies for employee use of social media and development of an enterprise information technology architecture -- all key Defense concerns.
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Managers might need a refresher course on hiring the disabled
Study finds federal officials have good intentions, but lack the knowledge to effectively recruit and accommodate disabled workers.
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