electronic health records

VA health data gaps after EHR rollout put hospital accreditation at risk, IG warns

VA’s first medical center to launch its new Electronic Health Record is running into data quality challenges so severe that its inspector general’s office…

Veterans Affairs

Some members of the Interior Dept. will have an opportunity for remote work

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2020, file photo, a video surveillance camera is installed on the ceiling above a subway platform in the Court Street station in the Brooklyn borough of New York. State lawmakers across the U.S. are reconsidering the tradeoffs of facial recognition technology amid civil rights and racial bias concerns. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

Biden administration trying to find happy medium when it comes to facial recognition

Federal Newscast

House lawmakers seek VA EHR pause, ‘gravely concerned’ for patient safety

Veterans Affairs

USPS also finds itself in need of more truck drivers

Federal Newscast

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The U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree is a time-honored tradition of more than 50 years. Once decorated, the tree will be lit from nightfall until 11:00 p.m. each evening through January 1, 2022.

Five (or so) things government’s gotta do next year

Federal Report

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VA’s electronic health record system for scheduling patients requires training

Veterans Affairs

VA resuming EHR deployments in March, restructuring management of massive project

Veterans Affairs

Nominee to be VA’s new CIO would inherit new cyber strategy

Veterans Affairs

FILE - This May 25, 2021, file photo shows a U.S. Passport cover in Washington. Americans hoping to travel abroad this summer may have to delay their plans if they need new or renewed passports. Would-be travelers are overwhelming federal offices as the lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions unleashes a pent-up demand for passports. Wait times for new passports and renewals are now up to 18 weeks and those seeking expedited appointments can take up to 12 weeks. (AP Photo/Eileen Putman, File)

State Dept. says it’s back to sending passports out at pre-pandemic levels

Federal Newscast

Congress fears VA is ‘moving on’ amid persistent EHR challenges, low employee morale at initial go-live site

Veterans Affairs

True costs of troubled VA EHR project are ‘no longer clear,’ appropriators concede

Veterans Affairs Deputy Secretary Donald Remy stood by the department’s 10-year timeline and next year’s budget for its massive electronic health record…

Veterans Affairs

Delta variant has forced some agencies to adjust return-to-work plans

In today’s Federal Newscast, the delta variant of COVID-19 is pushing back return-to-work timelines for some federal employees.

Federal Newscast

After underreporting billions, VA will launch new initiative to review EHR’s costs

Veterans Affairs

The process of producing a new, independent cost estimate for the electronic health record modernization project will begin later this month, the Department of Veterans Affairs told Congress, and it will take another year to complete.