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VA Aims to Revolutionize Veteran Care with SCAN-ECHO

Kate Spies | Government Health IT | July 11, 2012

Down with the need for lengthy commutes, transportation costs, and too much time – the barriers that often decrease the quality of rural health are officially dissolving. Read More »

VA and Georgia Tech Collaborate on Advancing EHR Adoption: VA Sandbox Cloud and GA Tech Interoperability Innovation Lab Advance EHR Initiatives

Roberta | HITECH Answers | July 5, 2012

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Innovation Sandbox Cloud and the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Interoperability and Integration Innovation Lab will partner to collaborate on health IT issues and advancing the adoption of EHR initatives. Read More »

VA awards $4.9M OSEHRA operations contract

Mary Mosquera | Government Health IT | June 22, 2012

The Veterans Affairs Department has awarded Ray Group International, LLC, of Tampa, Fla., a $4.9 million contract to support the open source community that is contributing software code to the VA and Defense Department integrated electronic health record system. Read More »

VA CIO Roger Baker recognized for excellence in leadership

Staff | Federal Computer Week | June 13, 2012

The Veterans Affairs Department’s most senior technologist has received top honors for his leadership in information resources management. Roger Baker, VA CIO, received the award June 12 at the AFFIRM Leadership Awards Luncheon at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C. He received the Executive Leadership in Information Resources Management – Civilian award. Read More »

VA CIO: ‘When we get it done, it will be open source’

Mary Mosquera | Government Health IT | September 2, 2011

The joint electronic health record for the Veterans Affairs and Defense Departments will in effect be open source when it is complete, according to a senior VA official, who provided more details about how that will occur. VA is developing an open source track to modernize its VistA electronic health record and will incorporate the approach with DOD in the joint system. Read More »

VA Health Care Quality: The Road to Recovery

David Glendinning | amednews | December 10, 2007

Despite the challenges of caring for the veterans of today's wars, the VA health system is getting high marks for quality. Read More »

VA IT Budget to Get a Boost in House Spending Bill

Alice Lipowicz | Federal Computer Week | May 9, 2012

While many federal agencies anticipate budget cuts this year, the Veterans Affairs Department’s information technology budget would get a 6.5 percent raise if a proposal from a key House committee prevails.

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VA IT Budget to Get a Boost in House Spending Bill

Alice Lipowicz | FederalComputerWeek | May 9, 2012

While many federal agencies anticipate budget cuts this year, the Veterans Affairs Department’s information technology budget would get a 6.5 percent raise if a proposal from a key House committee prevails. Read More »

VA Providing New Care for Veterans Through Video Conferencing

Deborah Hirsch | HealthTechZone.com | August 1, 2012

In its on-going effort to provide the best care possible for our nation’s veterans, the Department of Veteran Affairs has put in place a new program to increase access to specialty care services for veterans in rural and medically under-served areas through the use of videoconferencing equipment. Read More »

VA Pushes for Advanced CDS for iEHR System

Marla Durben Hirsch | FierceEMR | July 4, 2012

The Department of Veterans Affairs has opted to use a clinical decision support (CDS) system for its integrated electronic health record system with the Department of Defense. Read More »

VA Ramps up Mental Health Care: Alaska Staff Has Been Working to Improve Access

Alex Spector | Newsminer.com | June 17, 2012

Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki often reminds us: as the tide of war recedes we have the opportunity, and the responsibility, to anticipate the needs of returning veterans. As these newest veterans return home, we must ensure that they have access to quality mental health care in order to successfully make this transition to civilian life.

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VA Shifts Focus on Female Veterans Research

Leo Shane III | Stars and Stripes | March 28, 2012

During a stop in Wyoming on Tuesday, Veteran Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said that his department has improved in caring for the needs of female veterans, but must do more to prepare for the next generation of military women about to leave the service. Read More »

VA Tests Teleconference Training for Primary-care Docs

Rich Daly | ModernHealthcare.com | July 11, 2012

The U.S. Veterans Affairs Department is testing a new take on telemedicine at 11 sites across the country. Read More »

VA to Test Brain-injury Telemedicine Program

Andis Robeznieks | ModernHealthcare.com | June 28, 2012

The U.S. Veterans Affairs Department will be launching a five-hospital pilot program to study how using telemedicine can improve care for military veterans with concussions or mild traumatic brain injury. Read More »

VA Uses Technology to Provide Rural Veterans Greater Access to Specialty Care Services

Press Release | VA | July 10, 2012

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has implemented a new initiative, Specialty Care Access Network-Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (SCAN-ECHO), to increase access to specialty care services for Veterans in rural and medically under-served areas through the use of videoconferencing equipment. Read More »