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There has not been much good news coming out of Washington lately. But here is one nugget: a few weeks ago, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it had finalised plans to introduce a new integrated electronic health-record system. 近来从华盛顿传出的好消息不多。但有一个例外：几周前，美国退伍军人事务部(Department of Veterans Affairs)宣布，已敲定计划、将引进新的统一电子健康档案系统。 This marks a big leap forward for the VA, which has hitherto kept its records in a fragmented manner. For the first time, it will be integrating its systems with those of the Department of Defence. This will ensure that, instead of sitting in limbo for months, records will be transferred as soon as servicemen and women leave the military. 这标志着退伍军人事务部向前迈进了一大步，该部门到目前为止一直以一种分散的方式保管健康档案。它将首次把本部门的系统与国防部(Department of Defence)的系统整合到一起。这将确保每名军人一退役，他们的健康档案就可以转移出来，而不必再苦等数月。 | 
