Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
See the following -
Raise Your Awareness Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Commentary From A VA Doctor
There's a saying that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. This is especially true of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Read More »
- Login to post comments
Real-Time Location And Mobile Health Solutions Gain Traction, Show ROI
According to a recent presentation at a Stanford Business forum, healthcare Real-Time Location Systems (RTLS) is an emerging market equaling $325 million worldwide, with an addressable market that is larger... Read More »
- Login to post comments
Recipients of the 2011 EHR Game Changers Awards
Health Data Management launched the EHR Game Changers program in 2010 to honor individuals who have been true game changers in the design, advocacy, deployment and development of electronic health records technology.
- Login to post comments
Recipients of the 2011 EHR Game Changers Awards
Health Data Management launched the EHR Game Changers program in 2010 to honor individuals who have been true game changers in the design, advocacy, deployment and development of electronic health records technology.
- Login to post comments
Recipients of the 2011 EHR Game Changers Awards
Health Data Management launched the EHR Game Changers program in 2010 to honor individuals who have been true game changers in the design, advocacy, deployment and development of electronic health records technology. Read More »
- Login to post comments
Redefining Medicine With Apps And iPads
The history of medicine is defined by advances born of bioscience. But never before has it been driven to this degree by digital technology... Read More »
- Login to post comments
Release of the VistA Evolution Program Plan and VistA 4 Product Roadmap
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has requested OSEHRA’s assistance in publicizing two key documents: the VistA Evolution Program Plan and the VistA 4 Product Roadmap. These official reports, submitted to Congress in March of this year, contain a wealth of information and specific plans to make VistA a state-of-the-art electronic health record.
- Login to post comments
Rep. Welch Pushes Electronic Records Bill To Improve Veterans’ Health Care
Rep. Peter Welch visited the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Montpelier Monday to champion a bill aimed at improving access to health care for military veterans. And the Vermont congressman is not alone in his support of the measure. Read More »
- Login to post comments
Rep. Young Supports Military Construction And VA Appropriations Bill Aimed At Reducing VA Backlog
Alaskan Congressman Don Young today voted in support of H.R. 2216, the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act which passed the U.S. House of Representatives 421 – 4... Read More »
- Login to post comments
Report Chronicles The Rising Burden Of Military Mental Health Care
A study comparing the military’s health care burden during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq with its prewar burden found that hospitalization of active-duty troops for mental disorders accounted for 63 percent of the increases in hospitalization rates during those wars. Read More »
- Login to post comments
Report Spreads Blame For VA Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak
Systemic failures at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System allowed a deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak to fester, even as leaders believed they were solving the problem, a Tribune-Review analysis of a report by the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General found. Read More »
- Login to post comments
Report Urges Feds To Push Open-Source Solutions
While there have been successes and failures in the deployment of open-source health information technology by federally supported safety net healthcare organizations, the federal government could and should do more to ensure more frequent successes, according to an HHS-funded report. Read More »
- Login to post comments
Report: Have VA Take Over Retiree Health Care
A new report by a think tank with close ties to the Obama administration suggests responsibility for military retiree health care might be more efficiently handled by the Veterans Affairs Department instead of the Pentagon. Read More »
- Login to post comments
Reps. Mike Thompson, Scott Peters Introduce Bipartisan Bill Expanding Telehealth Services To Veterans, Active-Duty Servicemembers And Dependents
Today, U.S. Reps. Mike Thompson (CA-5) and Scott Peters (CA-52) introduced H.R. 3507, the 21st Century Care for Military & Veterans Act. This bipartisan legislation would expand coverage of telehealth services to active-duty servicemembers, their dependents, retirees, and veterans. [...] Read More »
- Login to post comments
Researchers Hope Medical Database Will Advance Veterans' Health
By creating a medical database of health information gathered from U.S. veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs hopes to better understand how genes affect the health of both veterans and civilians. Read More »
- Login to post comments