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Rather Pay Than Install EHR
A lot of work went into the development of <a href=http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20100713_8741.php>meaningful use standards</a> -- those requirements that an electronic health record system has to do to be considered a bona fide electronic health record system.
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What's the IT Cost of Legislation?
When Congress passes legislation, it rarely thinks about how much work is involved in putting a new policy into place. And that includes information technology work.
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How the iPad Informs Cyber Command
In his <a href=http://armedservices.house.gov/pdfs/FC092310/AlexanderStatement.pdf>testimony</a> given before the House Armed Services Committee on Thursday, Gen. Keith B. Alexander, commander of the U.S. Cyber Command, cited Apple's iPad, which costs $499 and up, as an example of the challenges the nation faces as it attempts to operate in a global and amorphous cyber space.
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A battle over public safety radio plans
Seattle officials exchange a blog-based war of words over the region's strategy for first-responder communications.
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Senator, first responders lay claim to open spectrum
Public safety officials say they need more so they can communicate without using multiple devices.
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The future of FAA's NextGen depends on how it will deliver economically
Airlines, airports and pilots will weigh whether or not they use the new air traffic control system after considering if the benfits of the new network outweigh the cost of technology they must purchase.
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Pentagon reassigns head of Defense Centers of Excellence
Army Col. Robert Saum has been reassigned within TRICARE Management Activity, which manages health plans for military personnel, pending the results of an investigation.
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Soundbytes: Contracting, Medical Systems and More Missing Laptops
A weekly roundup of comments from Nextgov.com. All comments are presented in their original, unedited form.
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General outlines growth plan for Cyber Command
Alexander called the 1,000-personnel goal per year an "initial benchmark."
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On Being Agile
Agencies are turning to agile management for developing IT projects, and the author says others should if they want to increase the probability for success.
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Senate panel tries again to push through data breach bill
Data Security and Breach Notification Act would require businesses and nonprofits to adopt security practices that protect stored information from unauthorized access.
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Stimulus Boosts EHR Sales
The 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH) Act seemed to have given sales of electronic health records systems a pop.
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Time to Get App Savvy
The apps culture is here, according to the Pew Internet and American Life Project.
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Shinseki, IBM and Agent Orange Claims
In July, the Veterans Affairs Department <a href=http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/193853.php>awarded</a> IBM a $9.1 million contract to develop within three months a system to process claims for Vietnam veterans suffering from diseases stemming from exposure to the Agent Orange defoliant sprayed in that country by the Air Force. (The service's units had the motto: "Only you can prevent forests.")
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