VA and DoD DON'T share medical records, and it might take years to do so?

[babylonsister]

Talk about no one anticipating future needs! No one had an inkling this might soon become a necessity? :argh: Oh, and by all means, another time-consuming independent study is necessary to determine how to figure out how to share these records.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2007/05/08/national/w132459D73.DTL&type=politics

VA: Joint Records System Will Take Time

By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer

Tuesday, May 8, 2007


Pentagon and VA officials said Tuesday it could take years to install a joint system for electronic health records that would alleviate delays for injured troops seeking medical care.

The comments about the joint records came before a House subcommittee, while the chairman of the full House Veterans' Affairs Committee said in a separate briefing for reporters that he planned to increase oversight of the Veterans Affairs Department following continuing reports of problems.

Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., cited cases in which post-traumatic stress disorder didn't seem to be getting the proper diagnosis and treatment as well as instances in which senior VA officials received hefty performance bonuses even after they played a role in a major budget shortfall.

"The focus now is the accountability," Filner said, in the briefing. "Are they going to spend the right way? Are they going to break through obstacles?"

A joint case management system was a key recommendation of a presidential task force chaired by VA Secretary Jim Nicholson last month to improve care following disclosures of poor outpatient treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. President Bush immediately ordered that recommendation be implemented as well as others to cut down on paperwork and red tape.

Testifying before the House panel, Stephen Jones, assistant defense secretary for health affairs, and Gerald Cross, the VA's acting principal deputy undersecretary for health, said the two departments had just begun in contracting for an independent study to determine when and how inpatient and other records could be best shared electronically.

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[Monkeyman]

1. It Will Rumsfeld cut the program

[babylonsister]

3. Which program did he cut? This will take years to coordinate,

especially at the rate the gov't goes. Study this, study that, don't take any commonsensical steps.

[Monkeyman]

4. There was a program to share info four years ago Rummy Cut it for cost

Ya the cost to Veteran and Military Care

[lazer47]

5. I want to know who has the matches

because when we get it,, there will be one of those mysterious fires in ST. Louis again

[Fridays Child]

2. No problem. Just have the NSA spy on one for the other.

[babylonsister]

6. I figured they'd be sharing med. records, as some soldiers invariably

wind up at the VA, especially during an occupation when they know casualties will be many.
I was astounded this hasn't happened.

[Fridays Child]

8. Me, too.

I guess I was just indulging in a bit of cynicism. Is that what they call snark?

[babylonsister]

9. Yes, snark works.

:D

[smtpgirl]

7. Not if NCR has anything to say about it

NCR's off-shoot company Teradata. That was said by Bill Nuti, CEO of NCR.


http://www.ncr.com/products_and_services/services_and_support/teradata_services.jsp?lang=en


http://www.teradata.com/services-support


He knows that all of these agencies databases are silos, they don't talk to each other. Teradata will be separated from NCR in mid-2007, I know I was at a company meeting in January.

[babylonsister]

10. This just pisses me off, so I'm kicking it. nt