Health Records

Pentagon, VA Leaders Commit to Boosting Accountability in Health Record Overhaul

Both secretaries pledged to re-examine the multibillion-dollar program’s organization structure and timelines.

  • By Jack Corrigan

24 Companies Join VA’s Health Record Modernization Team

Cerner Corp. announces a lengthy list of subcontractors for the multi-billion dollar project.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Congress Doesn’t Know Who’s in Charge of VA’s $10 Billion Health Records Overhaul

Lawmakers are trying to figure out what to do about the lack of accountability within the program’s leadership.

  • By Jack Corrigan
VA Secretary Robert Wilkie VA Secretary Robert Wilkie

Lawmaker: Don’t Let “Rudderless Leadership” Cripple VA Health Record Overhaul

The program’s chief administrator resigned less than two months after taking charge of the project. Another top official left her post days earlier.

  • By Jack Corrigan
David Shulkin, then-Veterans Affairs Secretary, announces the department will adopt a commercial electronic health records product at the White House June 5, 2017. David Shulkin, then-Veterans Affairs Secretary, announces the department will adopt a commercial electronic health records product at the White House June 5, 2017.

Report: Private Trump Advisers Tried to Derail the VA’s Multibillion-Dollar IT Overhaul

A ProPublica investigation found three advisers weighed in heavily on the hiring and firing of high-level tech leaders within the agency.

  • By Jack Corrigan

23andMe and Other Genetic Testing Companies Release Guideline on How to Handle DNA Data

This set of best practices doesn't guarantee privacy, though.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Trump Picks Marine Vet To Take Over Veterans Affairs IT

If confirmed, James Gfrerer would step into a difficult job, as IT is at the center of VA’s mandate to modernize.  

  • By Aaron Boyd

Report: IBM Watson AI Recommended Unsafe Cancer Treatments

The system was trained using hypothetical scenarios.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Drug Company Gains Access to 23andMe's Massive DNA Library

Do you know who has access to your DNA?

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

Pentagon to Increase Health Records Contract Ceiling By Another Billion

The increase includes looping the Coast Guard into the contract, as well as additional capabilities.

  • By Jack Corrigan

VA Creates Special Office to Direct $16B Health Record Overhaul

The House Veterans Affairs Committee also unveiled the lawmakers who will track the project from its new subcommittee.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Congress Studies the 3 Rs: Re-org, Re-clearance, Reauthorization

The bill that would name and shame hackers that attack U.S. targets also advanced.

  • By Joseph Marks and Heather Kuldell

VA’s Billion-Dollar Health Records Project Will Be Tracked by New House Subcommittee

Lawmakers worry the department’s lack of leadership and hiccups in Defense’s rollout of its MHS Genesis platform could derail the $16 billion project.

  • By Heather Kuldell

Pentagon Asks for Ideas on Building a Universal Telehealth Network

That includes looking at tech that connects patients with providers.

  • By Jack Corrigan

Do You Know Who’s Using Your DNA Data?

Public genealogy databases have some downsides.

  • By Ephrat Livni, Quartz

Got A Lot On Your Mind? Try 3D Printing Your Brain

This new technology has got you covered inside and out, from head to toe.

  • By Caitlin Fairchild

House Passes Bill to Keep Tabs on VA’s Health Records Modernization

Lawmakers plan to keep a close eye on the implementation of the $10 billion project.

  • By Jack Corrigan

VA Signs $10 Billion Health Records Contract With Cerner

VA will formally pursue the same health records platform as the Pentagon.

  • By Frank Konkel and Heather Kuldell

Initial Tests Find Defense Department’s MHS Genesis ‘Not Operationally Suitable’

The test director recommends delaying further fieldings.

  • By Frank Konkel and Heather Kuldell

The Burnout Crisis in American Medicine

Are electronic medical records and demanding regulations contributing to a historic doctor shortage?

  • By Rena Xu, The Atlantic