Electronic Health Records: Clear Definition of the Interagency Program Office's Role in VA's New Modernization Effort Would Strengthen Accountability

Abstract

Since its establishment in 2008, the Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Interagency Program Office has been involved in various approaches to increase health information interoperability. However, the office has not been effectively positioned to function as the single point of accountability for the departments' electronic health record system interoperability effort

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 13, 2018
Accession Number
AD1157259

Entities

People

  • Carol C. Harris
  • Charles Youman
  • Jacqueline Mai
  • Jennifer Stavros-turner
  • Mark Bird
  • Rebecca Eyler
  • Scott Pettis

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Informatics
  • Health Services
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Medical Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
  • Standards
  • United States Government

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Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics