Doctors and researchers from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the UMD Institute for Health Computing and the VA Maryland Healthcare System are concerned that large language models summarizing clinical data could meet…
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By Sara Heath
January 31, 2024 – The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) was able to reduce homelessness by 55 percent over a 13-year period, demonstrating the power of integrating social determinants of health interventions into the…
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What You Should Know:
– The Department of Veterans Affairs’ ambitious effort to modernize its electronic health record system (EHR) has hit the brakes, riddled with delays, cost overruns, and safety concerns, Nextgov reports.
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AppliedVR expands its VA contract, enabling veterans access to RelieVRx, an FDA-cleared VR therapy for chronic low back pain. The eight-week, self-guided program utilizes cognitive behavioral therapy in immersive VR sessions. This collaboration with…
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California-based virtual reality therapeutic company AppliedVR announced it secured an expanded contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs via its Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning, dubbed VA Immersive, to provide veterans with…
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What You Should Know:
– The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is taking a major step forward in pain management by expanding its contract with AppliedVR, a provider of immersive therapeutics (ITx) using virtual…
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How Hospitals Can Harness Identity Access Management to Mitigate Cyberattacks By Ferdinand Hamada
Ferdinand Hamada is managing director of healthcare for MorganFranklin Consulting of McLean, VA.
On Thanksgiving Day, Ardent Health Services was hit by a…
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The Interoperability Revolution ContinuesBy Mark Gingrich
Mark Gingrich, MS is chief information officer of Surescripts of Arlington, VA.
Remember when you would leave your doctor’s office with a handwritten paper prescription, and then…
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By Hannah Nelson
December 07, 2023 – An Eastern Washington veteran and his wife have filed a lawsuit against the federal government and the vendors behind the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) EHR system, alleging that…
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The Department of Defense completes the last of 23 MHS Genesis go-live waves.
The military’s final Oracle Health implementation is scheduled for March 2024 at Lovell Federal Health Care Center, which it jointly…
