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Colleagues,

As reported in the excellent Institute for Federal Health Care (IFHC), Federal Health Update ...

.... The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Kaiser Permanente will send a joint letter to veterans in the San Diego area who receive care from both institutions, to invite veterans to participate in this first-ever pilot program...

.. Veterans who respond and ask to participate will enable their public and private sector health care providers and doctors to share specific health information electronically, safely, securely and privately. This initial pilot is planned to begin in mid-December 2009...

... The pilot program connects Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect® and the VA’s electronic health record system, VistA, two of the largest electronic health record systems in the country... VA, DoD (Department of Defense) and HHS (Department of Health and Human Services) have been working closely to create a system that will modernize the way health care is delivered and benefits are administered. DoD will be included in the next phase of the pilot program in early 2010...

Read on at: http://www.fedhealthinst.org/newsletter.html

ENJOY!

CC

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