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VA building up its telehealth capabilities
By Stars and Stripes | July 31, 2013
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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Wennergren to retire from Defense Department
By Rachel Landen | July 24, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
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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Vt.'s U.S. Rep. says vets need better health records
By Associated Press via Boston.com | July 23, 2013
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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DOD, VA pressed on creating electronic medical records
By Stars and Stripes (Washington) | July 11, 2013
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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VA, Defense take aim at claims backlog with Web-based portal
By Joseph Conn | June 20, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
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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Reform remains key issue in contest for AMA president
By Andis Robeznieks | June 15, 2013
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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Military healthcare more than 'Band-Aid' medicine, and other letters
By Modern Healthcare | June 01, 2013 | Print Magazine Print Magazine Subscription Details
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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Largest military hospitals
By Modern Healthcare | June 01, 2013
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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Defense Dept. weighs commercial vs. open-source EHR
By Joseph Conn | May 29, 2013 | Basic Web Basic Web Subscription Details
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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N.D. VA reaching more veterans in rural areas
By Jamestown (N.D.) Sun | May 28, 2013
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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