“The Interagency Program Office (or IPO) might get revitalized by the House VA EHR subcommittee, our colleague Arthur Allen reports today. The office, originally created in the 2008 Defense Authorization Act, was originally intended coordinate the VA and Department of Defense’s joint EHR effort. Ten years later, both departments are trying to implement an EHR in coordinated fashion – but this time around, it is, of course, a private sector EHR. Still, conceptually, it’s a powerful tool.”
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Source: Speaking of – By Darius Tahir, July 19, 2018. POLITICO Morning eHealth.