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VA HBPC Provides Model For Medicare, Patient-Centered Medical Homes
Based on its ability to manage patient care and costs effectively, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) program for providing home-based primacy care (HBPC) should serve as a model for improving similar Medicare programs, according to a recent report by the American Action Forum. Read More »
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VA Head Envisions Big Improvements In Backlog
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki vows that major improvements are just over the horizon for veterans seeking benefits and health care. Read More »
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VA Health Care Facilities Named To 2013 “Most Wired” Hospitals List
The Department of Veterans Affairs, representing 152 VA medical centers, was recently named to the 2013 “Most Wired” hospitals list. Read More »
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VA Health Care Quality: The Road to Recovery
Despite the challenges of caring for the veterans of today's wars, the VA health system is getting high marks for quality. Read More »
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VA Hires Over 1600 Mental Health Professionals To Meet Goal
Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has met the goal to hire 1,600 new mental health professionals outlined in President Obama's Aug. 31, 2012, Executive Order to Improve Access to Mental Health Services for Veterans, Service Members, and Military Families. Read More »
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VA Hospital in Colorado to Share Patient Data with Private Physicians
VA hospital in Colorado to share patient data with private physicians: The Veterans Health Administration hopes this is the first of many projects in the U.S. to help streamline coordination of care. The Veterans Health Administration will begin testing a health information exchange between the Grand Junction (Colo.) VA Medical Center and Moab (Utah) Regional Hospital and surrounding physician practices.
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VA Hosts MASS Industry Events - OSEHRA Has Video of Industry Day
In an effort to enable early and meaningful correspondence with Industry on the Medical Appointment Scheduling System (MASS) acquisition, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information & Technology (OI&T) Product Development (PD), Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) have scheduled the following three sessions... Read More »
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VA Inks $543M RTLS Contract For 152 Medical Centers Nationwide
The Department of Veterans Affairs has tapped HP Enterprise Services and Intelligent InSites for a $543 million contract to deploy real-time locating system technology in VA medical centers nationwide. Read More »
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VA Innovator Network To Expand, Less Than 1 Year In
A program designed to creatively solve problems within the Veterans Affairs Department is already growing. VA's Innovators Network is a broad set of initiatives, including financial grants and entrepreneurship training, which encourage employees to invent solutions to problems they witness internally. It started out at eight pilot sites in November, but could soon expand to about a dozen more this year, Andrea Ippolito, head of the Innovators Network, said during an event in Washington onThursday...
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VA Integrates mHealth Into Daily Care, Gives iPads To Vets
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has started several pilot programs to study the impact of mHealth on the health care of its post-9/11 veteran population. [...] Read More »
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VA Introduces New and Enhanced Features for VA Blue Button
Additional Features to Increase Veterans’ Access to their Personal Health Information Read More »
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VA Investigation: No Proof That Falsified Data Led to Vets' Deaths
Claims that 40 veterans might have died because of delayed care and manipulated waiting lists at a Department of Veterans Affairs health center in Phoenix, Ariz., are unsubstantiated, according to an internal investigation, the New York Times reports. Read More »
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VA Is Competing for the Pentagon’s Electronic Health Record Contract
The Veterans Affairs Department plans to enter its next generation electronic health record into the competition for the Defense Department’s EHR job, VA Secretary Eric Shinseki told a hearing of the House Veterans Affairs Committee Thursday. Read More »
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VA IT Budget to Get a Boost in House Spending Bill
While many federal agencies anticipate budget cuts this year, the Veterans Affairs Department’s information technology budget would get a 6.5 percent raise if a proposal from a key House committee prevails. Read More »
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VA IT Budget to Get a Boost in House Spending Bill
While many federal agencies anticipate budget cuts this year, the Veterans Affairs Department’s information technology budget would get a 6.5 percent raise if a proposal from a key House committee prevails.
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