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VA Partners With Kaiser Permanente
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is collaborating with Kaiser Permanente, a leading member of the health care industry, to pool resources and ideas to solve some of the largest and most complex challenges in VA health care. [...] Read More »
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VA picks Systems Made Simple to head new scheduling system
Systems Made Simple has been picked by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to create its new scheduling system. The Lockheed Martin-owned company will be responsible for the VA's Medical Appointment Scheduling System (MASS), which is "one component of the department's strategy to provide state of the art electronic health record, scheduling, workflow management, and analytics capabilities to front line caregivers serving veterans," according to an announcement.
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VA Pilot Brings Together mHealth And EHRs For Better Care
Through its focus on mobile technology and patient-centric features like the Blue Button Initiative, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has proven itself a leader in the difficult task of getting patients to engage with their providers on a meaningful level. In July, the VA announced the beginning of the Family Caregiver Pilot, which paired seriously wounded veterans and their caregivers with iPads, pre-loaded with a suite of health management tools. Read More »
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VA Plans App To View VistA Imaging On Mobile Devices
The Veterans Affairs Department plans to develop an application so its healthcare providers can access medical images stored in its VistA electronic health record system via mobile devices. Read More »
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VA Poised To Kick-Off Contract For New Scheduling System
The Department of Veterans Affairs has completed a series of one-on-one meetings with companies interested in taking on what is perhaps the biggest, most complex and important government IT challenge since the rollout of healthcare.gov — replacing VA’s antiquated patient scheduling system with commercial technologies that will enable veterans to see doctors and receive treatment when and where Read More »
VA Post-iEHR Strategy Takes Shape As VistA Evolution
The Veterans Affairs Department's immediate post-iEHR strategy for modernizing its electronic health record is taking shape under the banner of "VistA Evolution," with the Veterans Health Administration releasing Jan. 27 a solicitation for support services in its office of Health Systems Informatics. Read More »
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VA Prepares To Move Forward With Chiropractic Residency Program
Media Contacts:
Caitlin Lukacs: (703) 812-0218 | [email protected]
Melissa Lee: (703) 812-0259 | [email protected]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 25, 2013
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VA Prescribing Tranquilizers For PTSD Despite Warnings Against
If you are a veteran suffering from with post-traumatic stress disorder and are receiving a type of tranquilizer known as a benzodiazepine, such as Valium or Xanax, you are receiving the wrong medication. A VA clinical psychologist noted that veterans diagnosed with PTSD are still being prescribed these medications by Department of Veterans Affairs physicians despite VA guidelines advising against their use for the condition. Read More »
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VA program to schedule patient appointments on verge of collapse
An eight-year-old, $167 million project to develop a core computer application to schedule patient appointments at hospitals run by the Veterans Affairs Department has all but collapsed, and senior executives are worried about the repercussions it could cause on the Hill and in the White House, according to an internal memo obtained by Nextgov. Read More »
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VA Providing New Care for Veterans Through Video Conferencing
In its on-going effort to provide the best care possible for our nation’s veterans, the Department of Veteran Affairs has put in place a new program to increase access to specialty care services for veterans in rural and medically under-served areas through the use of videoconferencing equipment. Read More »
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VA Pushes DoD To Adopt VistA As Starting Point For Electronic Health Record
Ever since the Defense Department and the Veterans Affairs Department decided to step back from their approach to building a joint electronic health record earlier this year, DoD has been searching for a new electronic records system. As DoD nears a decision point, VA is making the case that its own system, VistA, would make a great fit for both departments. Read More »
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VA Pushes for Advanced CDS for iEHR System
The Department of Veterans Affairs has opted to use a clinical decision support (CDS) system for its integrated electronic health record system with the Department of Defense. Read More »
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VA Pushing For Services Via Mobile Devices
Health care management at the Veterans Affairs Department will eventually be going mobile, according to a key official. Read More »
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VA Puts PTSD/TBI Research Cart Before Care Horse
Yesterday the Veterans Affairs Department said it and the Defense Department will pump $100 million into studies of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain disorder (mTBI) and today the House Veterans Affairs Committee reported that the VA lags woefully behind in hiring mental health professionals to treat these and other conditions. Read More »
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VA Putting “Point-of-Care Research” to the Test
A team from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Stanford University is exploring a new approach to clinical trials that experts say will cost less and be easier to translate into practice.