Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said health e-records are a good idea as long as privacy is protected.
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates said health e-records are a good idea as long as privacy is protected.
The fiscal 2007 IT budget proposal for the VA is $1.9 billion, a slight increase from $1.84 billion in 2006.
Nearly a third of the agency's $1.03 billion IT budget will go toward updating its infrastructure to improve claims processing.
A new HealtheVet service makes it easier for veterans to refill prescription drugs without a trip to the drug store.
Agencies struggle to protect their data at all times
House approves a plan that would put control of the VA's IT budget into the CIO's hands, which would allow better spending control.
VA officials promise lawmakers they will centralize the agency's billion-dollar information technology budget in the CIO's office to control spending.
Legislation introduced in Congress would give the CIO control over the department's entire technology budget.
New VHA undersecretary puts his stamp on agency's organization chart to streamline the program that delivers health care to vets.
