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Q&A: The VA Is Focused on Its Telehealth Experience Beyond the …

WebThe Department of Veterans Affairs already had much of its telehealth infrastructure in place before the COVID-19 outbreak, which ensured its success scaling those services during …

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CDC Launches Forecasting Center to Help Predict Emerging Diseases

WebLast month, the CDC announced it was creating a new “Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics” to improve disease forecasting and public health data analytics and …

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Adopt of FHIR for Interoperability: Federal Officials Urge …

WebThe best way to ensure electronic health record systems can share data interoperably is for industry to adopt the Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources standard, or FHIR, say …

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VA Looks to Expand Its Use of 5G and AR to Help Doctors and …

WebThe VA wants to leverage 5G to expand the use of augmented reality technology to aid doctors and enhance surgeries and care for veterans. The VA has been working for …

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Indian Health Service Innovates to Keep Health Centers Open

WebNew IT processes and initiatives took hold across government as agencies found ways to cope with the unique challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, but many had to adopt …

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VA Video Telehealth Program Keeps Up with Rapidly Expanding …

Web00:00. When the Veterans Health Administration began its video telehealth program 20 years ago, the goal was to make it simpler for the average vet — who lives more than 90 …

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VA, DOD Work to Protect Patient Information and Secure Devices

WebVA, DOD Work to Protect Patient Information and Secure Devices. The federal government’s health facilities are filled with internet-connected technology needed to …

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Will the VA Go to the Cloud for Its VistA Health Records System

WebThe future of the Veterans Affairs Department’s electronic health record system is up in the air, and VA Secretary David Shulkin has vowed to decide, by July 1, whether the agency …

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How the VA Is Using VR for Veterans’ Therapy

WebVirtual reality immerses the user in a three-dimensional, interactive environment that’s traditionally found in video gaming but increasingly has applications in healthcare, …

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Mobile Healthcare Is Solving Major Problems for Military Doctors …

WebIntegrated Features. Cynthia Barrigan, registered nurse, the MobileCare program manager at TATRC, says MobileCare integrates three key elements a provider needs to optimize …

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HHS Looks to Save Money with Consolidated EIS Network Contract

WebHHS Gains Efficiencies with EIS Contract Approach. EIS, which is designed to let agencies modernize their networks, especially via technologies such as software-defined …

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Advanced Analytics Is Changing How Agencies Fight Fraud

WebThe Department of Justice is using advanced data analytics to discover suspicious healthcare activity, enabling the agency to crack down on healthcare fraud.. Through …

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The Widespread Benefits of Federal Predictive Data Analytics

WebAs the federal government makes headway with predictive data analytics at the federal level — using automation and better data management to try and put itself in a proactive …

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How Smart Technology Can Create Healthy Office Buildings

WebHow Can Smart Sensors Help Create Healthy Buildings? Sensor data will likely play a key role in the safe reopening of federal spaces. Many smart controllers already can support …

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NIH, DOD Use Containers to Support App Development

WebThe Department of Defense is looking to containers to drive DevSecOps, an organizational software engineering culture that aims to unify software development, security and …

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Virtual Reality Therapy for Suicide Prevention Training FedTech …

WebThe Defense Department is using VR technology for more than just suicide prevention training. It’s being used by active-duty military personnel to help treat mental health …

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HHS Plans to Stand Up Its Own Cyber Command Center by the …

WebBy the end of June, the Department of Homeland Security’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (NCCIC) will get a cousin focused on healthcare …

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NIOSH, NIST, USDA Turn to Virtual Reality to Train Employees

WebA NIST researcher demonstrates the use of a virtual reality headset and controllers in the agency’s virtual office environment, in which first responders train to search for a body in …

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