Archive for December, 2007
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0 Spending Bill Cuts Pandemix Preparedness Budget Request
Dec 19, 2007. Government Initiatives, News.Spending Bill Cuts Pandemix Preparedness Budget Request
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Government Executive
The fiscal 2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act working its way through Congress this week allocates only $76 million for pandemic influenza preparedness funding for the Health and Human Services Department, though the Bush administration requested a budget of $870 million for it.
The bill also chopped in half requested funding for the HHS office managing efforts to develop a national electronic health record system. -
0 Military health IT funding measures move forward
Dec 14, 2007. Government Initiatives, News.Military health IT funding measures move forward
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Government Health IT
The authorization bill goes further, mandating that DOD and VA jointly develop and implement electronic health record systems that allow for full interoperability of personal health care information between the two departments.
