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Vermont trust fund aims at physicians' EHR adoption
Sponsors estimate that the fund will boost EHR penetration to 50 percent of the state's independent physicians during the next five years.
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McCain, Obama share some views on security
Both want more troops on the ground and both reject many of President Bush's policies; differences emerge on nuclear weapons, defense spending and the priority placed on the war in Afghanistan.
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Navy to reserve work for firms in 8(a) program
More than 240 small disadvantaged businesses will compete for multiple award contracts.
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House passes e-records bill
The Electronic Message Preservation Act would amend both the Federal Records Act and the Presidential Records Act.
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Another out-of-the-office option
Telework centers offer alternative worksites with fewer comforts but help reduce employees’ travel time.
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Billing problems to third-party insurers plague VA
Systems failure to track payments bring into question $1.7 billion in unbilled services, GAO says.
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New York state considers accrediting RHIOs
State officials will rely on RHIOs to govern health information exchanges and want to be able to assure stakeholders that they're up to the task.
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Medicare bill rewards providers for e-prescribing
Beginning in October, doctors would get bonuses for using e-prescribing and face fee reductions if they don't adopt the technology by 2012.
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Investigators find Interior contract coding problems
IG uncovers Fortune 500 companies improperly listed as small businesses.
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File sharing's threat to agency data is growing, analysts say
Solutions include monitoring traffic and enforcing policies that forbid downloading peer-to-peer software.
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Panel chastises State Department on passport breaches
An IG report states one of the key problems is the agency's passport records system does not provide a way to determine if a file was accessed for legitimate reasons.
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Agencies make dent in external IT network connections
Slow transition to Networx telecom contract could affect progress.
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Barton says privacy is a priority for health IT legislation
House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders caught in debate over definition of privacy, though they hope to vote on the measure before the recess.
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