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VA, Kaiser Permanente Unveil Project to Exchange Patient Data Electronically
Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, January 7, 2010
The new pilot program connects VA's VistA (Veterans Affairs Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture) and Kaiser Permanente HealthConnect. VA beneficiaries and Kaiser Permanente members in the San Diego area are the first to be offered the opportunity to sign up for the pilot—with the understanding that their information would not be shared without their consent.
The program's next phase will add authorized data from the Department of Defense's healthcare system to this exchange in early 2010. The eventual goal of the program is to make it available to all veterans and service members nationwide.
Janice Simmons is a senior editor and Washington, DC, correspondent for HealthLeaders Media Online. She can be reached at jsimmons@healthleadersmedia.com.
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