AFCEA Bethesda’s Sixth Health IT Day is expected to bring together more than 700 senior-executives and IT professionals from across industry and federal agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. The goals of the event are to foster better...

Learn how to streamline IT procurement with a free NITAAC training. Compete and manage your IT requirements quickly and easily when you choose a NITAAC Government-Wide Acquisition Contract (GWAC) . Our training specialists will demonstrate how GWACs enable you to leverage buying power, and how NITAAC's online ordering systems can increase productivity.A team of Contract and Program Specialists can help you at any point in the process, from pre...

AFCEA Bethesda is excited to announce this year's Fifth Health IT Day is moving back to the Bethesda North Marriott and Conference Center. Health IT Day is expected to bring together more than 700 senior-executives and IT professionals from across industry and federal agencies such as the Department of Health and Human Services, the Food and Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health,...

25-Point Plan: What’s Next in IT Management Reform in 2012 In April, Federal Chief Information Officer Vivek Kundra gave an update on the 25-Point Plan to reform information technology. During that update, it was noted that seven objectives had already been delivered and all but two were on track including reducing duplicate data and consolidating data centers. As the new Federal Chief Information Officer takes over the top IT post, how...

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act promised $19 billion for Health IT. Since then, electronic health records and health IT management have emerged as a major component of the healthcare debate. As industry struggles over the costs and benefits of health IT, many government agencies have surged forward---leading the way, from the Department of Veterans Affairs to the Department of Health and Human Services. AFCEA Bethesda’s Healt...

The NIH event is a one day table-top exposition. With great support from the Center of Information Technology (CIT), event host, this expo will allow you to interact with exhibitors focusing on: Technology products and services available to aid the NIH in supporting its mission, apps/services that have been approved by the Enterprise Architect, and products that are on CIT's Information Systems Designated Procurement (iSDP) (http://isdp.nih.go...

The NIH event is a one day table-top exposition. With great support from the Center of Information Technology (CIT), event host, this expo will focus on: Technology products and services available to aid the NIH in supporting its mission, apps/services that have been approved by the Enterprise Architect, and products that are on CIT's Information Systems Designated Procurement (iSDP) (http://isdp.nih.gov/). This specific location, Natcher Conf...