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Video: Craigslist Founder Discusses His Role As VA 'Nerd-In-Residence'
Craig Newmark, founder of Craigslist, came to our Nextgov Prime conference this year to discuss his more recent work with the Veteran Affairs Department. Dubbing himself VA's "Nerd-in-Residence," Newmark has worked with the agency's Blue Button Initiative to make electronic health records available to all veterans. Read More »
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Video: Jon Stewart's 'Progress Report' On VA Claims Backlog
For the VA executives who won't be receiving bonuses this year, comedian Jon Stewart had this to say: "To have the government promise you a benefit and then not deliver it, I can't imagine." But maybe the nearly 900,000 veterans waiting for Veterans Affairs Department officials to adjudicate their claims can, he suggested. Read More »
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Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record Health Program Aims To Improve Continuity Of Care For Veterans
The Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System and specific community-based medical facilities in Northwest Florida have partnered together to share a limited amount of electronic Veteran patient data securely through the Virtual Lifetime Electronic Record health program. Read More »
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Vt.'s US Rep. Says Vets Need Better Health Records
U.S. Rep. Peter Welch said Monday he is co-sponsoring a bill that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Defense Department to find a better way to share health information so veterans can have better access to their military health records. Read More »
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Website Makes Tracking Health Records Easier For Vets
Managing health care and keeping track of records can be complicated. The Department of Veterans Affairs has an online system for veterans that makes some of that easier. Read More »
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What Happened At The White House Mental Health Conference?
There is a lot of interest about what the Obama administration had to say about the state of our mental healthcare system and perceptions of mental illness in the United States. Straight from the White House itself, I bring to you highlights of their press release on the Mental Health Conference... Read More »
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Why Do Medicare, Medicaid And Veterans Affairs Deal With Drug Costs Differently?
Countries sometimes do things differently from other countries or gain reputations for doing certain things well or poorly. But within a country, within the same federal government, does it make sense to do things differently among departments or programs that are providing essentially the same service? Read More »
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Why Veterans Are Ideal Health IT Pros
...[T]he American Hospital Association on Tuesday unwrapped a new resource, "Hospital Careers: An Opportunity to Hire Veterans," a toolkit developed in cooperation with the White House Joining Forces initiative that is specifically aimed at hospitals looking to hire licensed practical nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and registered nurses...
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Women, War, And PTSD
Are female warriors more likely to be traumatized by combat? Read More »
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You Can Help Veterans In Just 2 Minutes
To someone on the outside, the answer is clear: The DoD simply should adopt VistA, the Veteran's Affair's electronic health record. Here's why: Read More »
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Webinar - A Recipe for Success - Request for Proposal (RFPs) / Request for Quote (RFQs)
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction (OALC) is sponsoring a virtual Reverse Industry Day Briefing via Zoom on Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. EST. BookZurman's Gayle Grasso, Director of Business Development, will be featured as a panelist discussing: Request for Proposal (RFPs) / Request for Quote (RFQs) - A Recipe for Success. Gayle, along with fellow industry expert panelists Marc Goldschmitt from Goldschmitt & Associates, Mike Vogel from Perspecta, Diana Bass from Hillrom, and Michelle Williams from VieMed, will address ways in which the industry and the VA can work more closely as partners to improve the RFP/RFQ process; resulting in true transparency, clear requirements, better proposals, enhanced competition, fewer protests and ultimately higher quality contracts to serve our veterans.
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