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U.S. Department Of Veteran Affairs Awards $28.8 Million TeleHealth Contract To AMC Health
AMC Health, a leading provider of telehealth solutions, announced today that the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has awarded the company a five-year contract worth up to $28.8 million to provide telehealth solutions and services... Read More »
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Unraveling Bureaucracy At The VA, One IT Project At A Time
How a small, fast SWAT team is improving performance at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Read More »
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US Armed Forces Retirement Home (AFRH) Selects DrCloudEMR™, Next-Generation Open Source EHR
EnSoftek’s wholly owned subsidiary, DrCloud Healthcare Solutions’ electronic health record system (EHRS), DrCloudEMR™ is selected by AFRH to implement at their Gulfport, Mississippi and Washington D.C. facilities. AFRH is procuring DrCloudEMR™ system, in support of the wellness center/independent-living-plus/assisted living/memory support/long-term care health services, to maintain the AFRH residents’ health information and records for all aspects of their care. Read More »
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VA And Defense Dept. Began Paying For New Records System While Still Funding Abandoned One
Members of Congress have been demanding for years that the Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) work together so the records of military personnel could be seamlessly shared between the two agencies, and that veterans could avoid paperwork problems that delay receiving health and disability benefits... Read More »
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VA Awards Grants To Improve Health Care Access For Women Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently awarded 32 grants to VA facilities for projects that will improve emergency health care services for women Veterans, expand women’s health education programs for VA staff, and offer telehealth programs to female Veterans in rural areas. Read More »
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VA Blazes Trail For Mobile Medical Technology
One assumption made about big bureaucracies is they're Luddites, always behind the times. That's not exactly the case for the Veterans Health Administration, the healthcare arm of one of the largest federal bureaucracies, the Veterans Affairs Department. Read More »
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VA Blazing Its Own Trail When It Comes To Government mHealth
Say what you want about the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and its bloated bureaucracy. One fact that cannot be disputed is that the VA continues to be a national leader in health IT. Read More »
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VA Blue Button Adds Patient Summary Document Tool
The Veterans Affairs Department has added a new tool through its Blue Button feature so veterans may more easily download a summary of their essential health information. The enhancement is the VA Continuity of Care Document (VA CCD) in xml file format. Read More »
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VA CIO Clarifies Plans For iEHR
In the wake of criticism following news last week that the Departments of Veterans and Defense will abandon plans to build a joint electronic health record system from the ground up, VA CIO Roger Baker is clarifying that the two departments still plan to create a joint record. Read More »
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VA Disability Claims For Sleep Apnea Skyrocket To Over $1.2 Billion Per Year
The Department of Veterans Affairs is reportedly spending over $1.2 billion per year to treat sleep apnea, leading one attorney to call on Congress to investigate. Read More »
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VA Downplays Claims Computers Being Taken Offline
The Department of Veterans Affairs’ new claims processing system was taken offline for repairs this week, raising more questions about the department’s long-term plans to break the claims backlog. Read More »
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VA Drive To Hire 1,600 Mental Health Professionals Hits Community Clinics’ Supply
The Department of Veterans Affairs, trying to cope with a surge in psychological needs of veterans, has vowed to hire 1,600 additional mental health care professionals by the end of June, but some experts say the pool of qualified candidates is too small and the federal effort could jeopardize already-understaffed community health organizations. Read More »
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VA Eliminates Bonuses For Benefits Officials
Senior executives of the Veterans Benefits Administration will not receive 2012 performance bonuses and the funds will be invested to accelerate elimination of the disability claims backlog, according to the Veterans Affairs Department. Read More »
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VA Errors Add To Huge Delays In Benefits
A Center for Investigative Reporting review of the VA's performance data reveals chronic errors - committed in as many as 1 in 3 cases - and an emphasis on speed over accuracy that clogs the VA system with appeals, increasing delays for all veterans. Read More »
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VA Facing Huge Bill For Injured Soldiers Care
The Veterans Affairs healthcare system is likely facing a huge bill in the coming decades to treat soldiers severely wounded in action during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, Kaiser Health News reported. Read More »
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