Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

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Military And Veteran Suicides Rise Despite Aggressive Prevention Efforts

David Wood | Huffington Post | August 29, 2013

The good news: most people with military service never consider suicide. Contrary to popular perception, there is no "epidemic" of military-related suicides -- even though President Barack Obama used the word in a speech this summer at the Disabled American Veterans Convention. [...] The bad news: the number of military and veteran suicides is rising, and experts fear it will continue to rise [...]. Read More »

Military Health Records to Have One-Stop Shop

Beverley T. Schaeffer | SIGNAL Scape | February 10, 2012

But here is the good news: The U.S. Defense Department and Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) have launched an effort to combine their two electronic health record systems into one. Known as the integrated Electronic Health Record, or iEHR, it aims to ensure that health care records will follow troops for their rest of their lives, beginning from the day they swear in to serve their country. The move will improve medical care for all military community members, including those wounded in combat or trying to process a VA claim.

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Military Health System and TRICARE Lose Control Over IT Budget

Bob Brewin | NextGov | April 30, 2013

The Defense Department has quietly shifted management and oversight of health information technology, including procurements from the Military Health System and the TRICARE Management Activity, to Frank Kendall, under secretary of Defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, Nextgov has learned. Read More »

Military Health System CIO talks EHR procurement

Tom Sullivan | Government Health IT | June 18, 2014

David Bowen’s title might be CIO of the Military Health System but these days he calls himself an anthropologist. Read More »

Military Health System Has Courage to Change, Official Says

Cheryl Pellerin | U.S. Department of Defense | February 2, 2012

To keep pace with the future, Woodson said, the military health system must have the courage to become more joint, more collaborative and integrative, and broader in focus to leverage all the talent in the system, irrespective of service or rank.

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Military Health System Loses Control Of Its IT Spending

Tom Munnecke | Tom Munnecke's Eclectica | May 3, 2013

Here’s the latest event in the saga of VA/DoD health information sharing from Bob Brewin: Military Health System and TRICARE Lose Control Over IT Budget Read More »

Military Health System Must Balance Old, New Health IT

Jason Miller | Federal News Radio | April 5, 2012

The Military Health System is knee-deep in working with the Veterans Affairs Department to develop an integrated health records system. Read More »

Military Health System Study Analyzes Privacy Challenges

Patrick Ouellette | HealthITSecurity.com | October 1, 2013

Considering the privacy issues with the Veterans Affairs (VA) recently, military health data privacy has been a hot-button issue in the healthcare sector lately. It seems as though the Military Health System concurs with the notion that a more formalized privacy procedures need to be put in place. Read More »

Military Sexual Assault Survivors Face Broken VA Treatment System

Meredith Clark | MSNBC | July 19, 2013

Former Navy Petty Officer Third Class Brian Lewis had a clear answer when asked what he thought about the current Veterans’ Health Administration system for treating survivors of military sexual trauma: “I cannot in good conscience recommend VA to a survivor of military sexual assault at this time,” he told the House Committee on Veterans Affairs. Read More »

Military Sexual Trauma Survivor Helps Others Overcome Abuse

Colleen Flaherty | Killeen Daily Herald | February 25, 2012

Some 3,191 sexual assaults were reported in the military last year but due to the historically underreported nature of such crimes, the true incidence of sexual assault likely approaches 19,000, according to a Defense Department estimate. In 2010, the military received 3,158 reports of sexual assault, 1,781 of which involved Army personnel, according to information from the Army. Read More »

Miller: President Obama Must Help Stop Patient Deaths

Press Release | House Committee on Veterans Affairs | July 11, 2013

On May 21, 2013, Chairman Jeff Miller wrote President Obama to request his assistance in addressing a rash of suicides, deaths and other serious patient-care issues at Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers across the country. Read More »

Mobile Health Centers Deliver Medical Care to Rural Veterans

Bob Brewin | NextGov | January 12, 2012

About 41 percent, or 3.3 million, veterans enrolled in the Veterans Affairs Department health system live far from a VA hospital, so last week the department added another 20 vehicles to its fleet of 50 mobile vet centers packed with sophisticated communications gear to bring medical care and other services to rural veterans.

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Mobile Health: Expanding Care For Veterans Beyond The Medical Center

Neil Evans | VAntage Point | July 23, 2013

Health care in the 21st century. What does this mean to you? When you think of your health care now, do you often feel rushed through visits with your primary care provider? Do you have to plan ahead to travel to the medical center for your appointments? [...]  These are common concerns I often hear from my patients. Read More »

Mobile, Cloud-Based Security Top Concerns for Government Healthcare Organizations

Sara Jackson | FierceHealthIT | February 22, 2012

The flip side of those numbers, however, show 42 percent to be anywhere from "somewhat compliant" to not compliant with security requirements. Thirty-five percent don't have a risk management plan, or are only just now developing or updating those plans, according to the survey.

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My HealtheVet & Secure Messaging

The My HealtheVet portal created by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) enables veterans to create and maintain a web-based Personal Health Record (PHR). It also provides access to health education information and resources, comprehensive self-entry health journals, self assessment tools, and other electronic services for interacting with the VA such as online prescription refill requests, health and wellness reminders, and secure messaging. Read More »