Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

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Raise Your Awareness Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Commentary From A VA Doctor

Matthew J. Friedman | syracuse.com | June 27, 2013

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 »

Real-Time Location And Mobile Health Solutions Gain Traction, Show ROI

Michael F. Arrigo | Government Health IT | February 20, 2013

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 »

Recipients of the 2011 EHR Game Changers Awards

Staff Writer | Health Data Management | December 22, 2011

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.

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Recipients of the 2011 EHR Game Changers Awards

Jospeh Goedert | Health Data Management | December 21, 2011

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.

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Recipients of the 2011 EHR Game Changers Awards

Joseph Goedert | Health Data Management | December 21, 2011

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 »

Redefining Medicine With Apps And iPads

Katie Hafner | New York Times | October 8, 2012

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 »

Release of the VistA Evolution Program Plan and VistA 4 Product Roadmap

Press Release | OSEHRA | May 9, 2014

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.

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Rep. Welch Pushes Electronic Records Bill To Improve Veterans’ Health Care

Andrew Stein | VTDigger.org | July 22, 2013

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 »

Rep. Young Supports Military Construction And VA Appropriations Bill Aimed At Reducing VA Backlog

Press Release | Don Young | June 4, 2013

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 »

Report Chronicles The Rising Burden Of Military Mental Health Care

Bob Brewin | Nextgov | December 10, 2012

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 »

Report Spreads Blame For VA Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

Luis Fábregas, Adam Smeltz, Mike Wereschagin and Lou Kilzer | The Tribune-Review | April 28, 2013

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 »

Report Urges Feds To Push Open-Source Solutions

Joseph Conn | ModernHealthcare.com | July 11, 2013

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 »

Report: Have VA Take Over Retiree Health Care

Rick Maze | Navy Times | November 9, 2012

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 »

Reps. Mike Thompson, Scott Peters Introduce Bipartisan Bill Expanding Telehealth Services To Veterans, Active-Duty Servicemembers And Dependents

Press Release | Mike Thompson | November 15, 2013

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 »

Researchers Hope Medical Database Will Advance Veterans' Health

Lauren Kirkwood | McClatchy | April 9, 2013

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 »