Industry group meets to consider upgrading VA patient record system.(Industry Advisory Council on United States Veterans Affairs)

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Byline: Bob Brewin

A blue-chip group of information technology companies met on Wednesday to consider the work required to modernize a decades-old federal electronic health record system that stores the medical files for millions of veterans and their families, with the underlying implication the system could become a platform for the national health record network President Obama envisions.

The Industry Advisory Council, a 550-member group of technology companies that works to foster dialogue with federal agencies about IT solutions and procurement, ...

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