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IT is top priority for VA as it tries to compete with private sector | Health Data Management
"When it comes to modernization, we need innovation to help bring our system up into the most advanced technology in ways of serving our veterans," said VA secretary Dr. David Shulkin.
We still haven't solved the healthcare cybersecurity problem | Axios
Though facilities have gotten better at installing security patches, medical device vendors need to be more willing to do the same.
Groove Health gets $1.6M for analytics platform focused on medication adherence | Mobihealthnews
Groove Health uses data analytics and behavioral psychology to figure out why patients aren't adhering to medication and what can be done to change that.
Two maps show just how much Allscripts boosted its EHR footprint by buying McKesson's tech | Healthcare IT News
Allscripts acquisition of McKesson's health IT business brings the EHR vendor about 500 new hospital customers and a much stronger presence in states west of the Mississippi River.
Safety, quality and clinical practice
Puerto Rico's exodus of doctors adds healthcare strain to dire financial crisis | NBC
Between 2005 and 2013, 1200 physicians and surgeons left Puerto Rico for the continental U.S.
In other news
Andy Slavitt wants to unite America on healthcare | The New York Times
In an interview with Ana Marie Cox, Andy Slavitt called Congress a "runaway train."
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