News 7/9/25
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Samsung Electronics will acquire digital health integration company Xealth.
Xealth announced an undisclosed amount of funding from Morningside Ventures earlier this year. The company spun out of Providence in 2017 to sell its…
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VA now plans 30K in staff reductions by EOY
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Monday that it expects an additional 12,000 agency employees to depart by September 30 through normal attrition, early retirements, deferred resignations and a federal hiring freeze.WHY IT MATTERS
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Government Hospitals Enhance the Patient Experience With Digital Display Technologies
The Department of Veterans Affairs provides healthcare at 1,380 health facilities across the country, including 170 VA Medical Centers and 1,193 outpatient sites. And while these hospitals and clinics vary in size and technological…
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VA Secretary testifies on the need for increased funding for Oracle EHR rollout
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins told the Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday that additional funding is critical as the VA works to replace the agency’s VistA electronic health record system with Oracle Health’s…
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Lawmakers draft VA oversight plan for Oracle Health EHR implementation
The House of Representatives’ committees on Veterans’ Affairs and Appropriations and its counterparts in the Senate would have the authority to oversee the Department of Veterans Affairs’ electronic health record modernization program and its…
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VA takes steps to eliminate 80K jobs, says report
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will pay the Office of Personnel Management more than $726,000 to consult on a new round of layoffs at VA, according to documents obtained by Federal News Network. The interagency…
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VA Awards Third Option Period to Oracle Health for EHR Modernization Project
What You Should Know:
– The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced last week it has awarded the third option period for its contract with Oracle Health to continue supporting its Federal Electronic Health…
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VA Secretary says he’s bullish on continued Oracle Health EHR rollout
Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins told lawmakers on Tuesday, in his first Capitol Hill appearance since his confirmation, that he is focused on why the VA has been considered high-risk by the Government Accountability…
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Monday Morning Update 5/5/25
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The White House’s budget proposal would increase funding for the VA’s Oracle Health EHR project by $2.17 billion.
The proposed budget also calls for a $493 million reduction in the VA’s spending on…
News 4/23/25
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NIH is aggregating data from insurance claims, the VA, Indian Health Service, pharmacy chains, and even wearables to support the HHS-mandated autism research initiative that was launched by HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…
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