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House lawmakers seek VA EHR pause, ‘gravely concerned’ for patient safety

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System outages and patient safety concerns associated with the Department of Veterans Affairs&#8217; new electronic health record (EHR) have led to top members of the House VA Committee calling for the agency to stop future rollouts.</p> <p>VA officials told the technology modernization subcommittee Tuesday that the VA medical center in Walla Walla, Washington, experienced EHR outages Monday and Tuesday this week.</p> <p>In light of these and <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/it-modernization/2022/04/va-looking-into-root-cause-of-ehr-outage-that-also-hit-dod-coast-guard/”>other recent outages</a>, Cerner officials told lawmakers the company is considering a technical review of the EHR to ensure the system is stable…

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Pause Before You Give Congress Credit for Trying to Stop Slave Labor in China

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American corporate and political leaders are more eager than ever to burnish their do-gooder credentials. Companies are taking stands on social issues more than ever before. Politicians also want to make sure the voters know they are socially just. It’s no surprise, therefore, that each house of Congress has passed a bill to stop the importation of goods made with Chinese slave labor. What’s more interesting is just how much top American companies and our political leaders have done to slow down the process and weaken the protections. It’s a…

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U.S. Senator Manchin wants a pause in Democrats’ push for $3.5 trillion spending bill – Reuters

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U.S. Senator Manchin wants a pause in Democrats’ push for $ 3.5 trillion spending bill  Reuters Joe Manchin voted to advance the $ 3.5 trillion budget bill — now he says Democrats should press pause  CNBC Manchin calls on Democrats to ‘pause,’ cut $ 3.5 trillion spending plan, dealing potential blow to Biden agenda  The Washington Post Manchin upends Democrats’ push to enact Biden’s agenda this month, calling for ‘pause’ on $ 3.5 trillion bill  CNN Manchin in op-ed says Democrats should ‘pause’ on their $ 3.5 trillion budget plan, citing concerns over inflation  USA…

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Dow futures imply gain of nearly 500 points at the open after Trump and Xi agree to pause US-China trade war – CNBC

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Reuters Dow futures imply gain of nearly 500 points at the open after Trump and Xi agree to pause US-China trade warCNBCU.S. stock market futures surged after U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to a 90-day ceasefire in the trade war that has weighed heavily on global stock markets for most of 2018. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial …Trump tweets China to cut tax on US-made cars, revs up auto stocksReuters Trump and Xi Agree to Temporary Truce in Bid to Contain US-China Trade WarFortuneTrump is…

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