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Soldiers Waiting For Medical Discharge ‘Languish’ In Disability System
Years after the Defense and Veterans Affairs departments established a joint system in 2007 to speed up the medical discharge of troops, an Army inspector general report found active duty soldiers “continued to languish” in the system for 386 days and reserve and National Guard troops for 366 days. Read More »
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Some U.K. Health Experts Eye U.S. Veterans Affairs IT System
Chris [Richardson] spoke of a grass-roots movement in England to try and persuade the folks running one or more of the 60 or so regional health “trusts” administering National Health Service programs there to give VistA a try....
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Southern California University Of Health Sciences Selected For The Department Of Veterans Affairs' First-Ever Chiropractic Residency Program
Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCUHS) is proud to announce its participation in the first ever VA chiropractic residency training program. On December 6, 2013, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) unveiled its plan to initiate a pioneering chiropractic residency program beginning in July, 2014. Read More »
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SRA To Provide Support For Veterans Affairs’ Self-Service Portals Integration
SRA International, Inc., a leading provider of IT solutions and professional services to government organizations, today announced it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Office of Information and Technology (OIT) to provide software development support for its Enterprise Veteran Self-Service Portal Platform... Read More »
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SRA To Support U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs’ Healthcare Programs
[SRA International, Inc.] announced it is has been awarded a number of contracts valued at more than $35 million if all options are exercised, in support of its strategic commitment to healthcare programs for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DOD) Military Health System. Read More »
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State Grappling With Costs Of Veterans Homes
Pressure is mounting on California officials to contain the ballooning costs of retirement homes for veterans so more money can be freed to provide other essential services for the next generation just returning home from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Read More »
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Streamlined Health Benefit Process Partners First Army With CA
As Reserve and National Guard troops return from overseas deployments, soldiers now register for their medical benefits via an online partnership established between First Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs, Health Eligibility Center. Read More »
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Study Shows Lifestyle Change Works In A Large National Healthcare System
A study conducted by researchers at the Atlanta Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center and Emory University demonstrates that lifestyle change can be achieved in a large-scale healthcare setting and could be a model strategy for fighting diabetes nationally. [...] Read More »
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Study: Brand Name Drugs Drive Up Medicare Spending
A new study suggests that cash-strapped Medicare missed an opportunity to save more than $1 billion by not addressing the varying costs and use of prescription drugs. Read More »
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SUBNETS Aims For Systems-Based Neurotechnology And Understanding For The Treatment of Neuropsychological Illnesses
DARPA seeks to develop new technology to enable near real-time measurement and analysis across brain systems to drive precise neural stimulation therapies Read More »
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Substance Abuse In The Military Is A ‘Public Health Crisis,’ Study Finds
Drug and alcohol abuse by military personnel and their families constitutes a “public health crisis” that requires the intervention of senior leaders to develop consistent and cohesive prevention, screening, and treatment services, the Institute of Medicine charged in a report released today. Read More »
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Substance Abuse In The Military Is A ‘Public Health Crisis,’ Study Finds
Drug and alcohol abuse by military personnel and their families constitutes a “public health crisis” that requires the intervention of senior leaders to develop consistent and cohesive prevention, screening, and treatment services, the Institute of Medicine charged in a report released today. Read More »
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Suicide 'Epidemic' In Army: July Was Worst Month, Pentagon Says
Even as the Afghanistan war winds down, suicides among troops are on the rise. Among all branches, the number is up 22 percent from a year ago, and July was the Army's worst month. Read More »
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Suicide Among US Veterans 22 Per Day, 3 Times National Rate: Report
A new official US study says that nearly 22 war veterans of the country commit suicide per day, an estimate that is almost 20 percent higher than the 2007 rate suggested by government’s Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). Read More »
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Suicide Among Veterans Receiving Less Attention Than Active-Duty Deaths
Many family members noticed dramatic changes in their loved ones after they returned from the war and before committing suicide. Read More »
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