Military Health news and information

Veterans Affairs Department health leaders showed off a wide range of remote medical offerings Tuesday at their first Connected Health Showcase, an event designed to highlight telehealth advances but also tout the department's place as a leader in cutting-edge healthcare delivery.
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David Wennergren, assistant deputy chief management officer for the Defense Department, has announced that he will retire from the position next month.
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U.S. Rep. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) said Monday he is co-sponsoring a bill that would require the Veterans Affairs and Defense departments to find a better way to share health information so veterans can have better access to their military health records.
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Lawmakers on Wednesday lamented stagnation in creating lifelong electronic medical records for troops and veterans, decrying a lack of leadership on the issue from the Defense Department, the Department of Veterans Affairs and the White House.
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The Veterans Affairs Department and the Defense Department have launched an enhanced, Web-based computer portal to try and address its notorious and persistent benefits claim backlog affecting hundreds of thousands of veterans.
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The last time the American Medical Association had a contested election over who would be its next president was three years ago. And, just like in 2010, the candidates were asked about the AMA support of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
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I am a Navy veteran and a hospital corpsman. While I agree with much of what was written in the recent story “Struggles for ex-military”, I have to take issue with a few of the statements. Sandy Summers...
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A list of the 20 largest U.S. military hospitals ranked by number of total staffed beds; 10 general medical/surgical military hospitals and 10 U.S. Veterans Affairs Hospitals. Source: 2013 AHA Guide; U.S. Veterans Affairs Department. Published June 3, 2013, p. 34.
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Will the Defense Department buy a commercial electronic health-record system and consummate one of the largest healthcare information technology deals in U.S. history?
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The Fargo, N.D.-based Fargo Veterans Affairs Medical Center and its outreach clinics are expanding the use of telemedicine to provide healthcare to more vets in rural areas.
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