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VA's Integrated Healthcare: A Model for the Future of …

WebThis integration is made possible by the establishment and maturation of our Healthcare Operations Center (HOC), which serves as a fusion center for collecting, analyzing, planning and disseminating data …

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DHA Restructures, Creating Nine Health Networks to Improve Care

WebFALLS CHURCH, VA — In the first phase of a broader realignment, the Defense Health Agency has created nine Defense Health Networks (DHN) to take the …

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Survey Finds Greater Patient Satisfaction With Care From VA vs

WebBased on 560,000 surveys, the VA Trust Report for the second quarter of fiscal year 2023 shows that nearly 90% of veterans who get their care from VA trust VA …

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New Veterans Health Care Act Seeks to Improve Women’s …

WebThe women’s health chief would make recommendations to the under secretary for health regarding the allocation of resources to address the healthcare …

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How Solar Activity Impacts Blood Pressure in Older Adults

WebBOSTON — Hypertension is a known risk factor for cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death in the United States. While blood pressure is affected by …

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Most, but Not All, Hospital Acquired Infections Rose at VA During

WebWASHINGTON, DC — The COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on hospital acquired infections in various types of VA acute care was a mixed bag, although, overall, …

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VA Makes Efforts to Respond to Healthcare Workers’ High Levels …

WebWASHINGTON, DC — As VA employees are reporting increasing levels of burnout, and the department is facing its highest turnover rate in decades, VA has tried …

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Community Care Approaches Half of All VA-Funded Medical Services

WebWASHINGTON, DC ― The VA is approaching a point where one-half of all care paid for by the healthcare system will be delivered through community providers. …

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VA Expands Program Caring for Pregnant Veterans, New Mothers

WebThe fastest-growing cohort of veterans who use VA, about 600,000 receive healthcare from the VA. About half of those women are of child-bearing age, and …

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Key Differences Found Between Veterans Who Most Use VA, …

WebRespondents with the VA and Medicare made up the largest group (124,674 respondents), among whom respondents with no VA reliance were 9.9 percentage points …

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Diabetes Prevalence Higher Among Veterans Than General …

Webby U.S. Medicine | Jun 19, 2018. JOHNSON CITY, TN — Overall prevalence of diabetes was 20% for the general U.S. population but nearly 25% for veterans, according to a …

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GLP-1 Use Reduces Risk of MGUS Progression in Some Veterans

WebGLP-1 agonist use also has been linked to a 65% reduction in the risk of progression from monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significant (MGUS) to …

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Cost of VA-Reimbursed Community Care Is Rising Dramatically

WebWASHINGTON, DC – Between FY 2017 and FY 2021, VA spending on community care rose from $10.1 billion to $21.8 billion–a 116% increase that does not …

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Healthcare is vital to all of us some of the time, but public health is

WebThe World Health Organization and United Nations Children’s Fund estimates that, between 1999 and 2004, 1.4 million deaths from measles was prevented …

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Elnahal Is First Permanent VA Under Secretary for Health Since 2017

WebLawmakers in July voted 66-23 to confirm Elnahal, making him the first permanent undersecretary for health since 2017, when David Shulkin, MD, stepped …

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VA Will Assess Leukemias, Multiple Myeloma as Presumptive …

WebIn the Federal Register, the VA explained the assessment will examine the link between the three conditions and exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from …

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Despite Criticism, VA Healthcare as Good or Better Than Other …

WebWASHINGTON — The good news from a recent consultant study is that, overall, the VA healthcare system is generally equal or better than others when inpatient …

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Clinical Pharmacy Specialists Especially Improve Care for Rural

WebAs of March 2020, there were 4,566 clinical pharmacy specialists working for VA—49.2% of the total number of VA pharmacists. Of those, 2,992 were providing direct …

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Transition to Civilian Life Remains Difficult Years After Military

WebThe first to examine how the health and broader well-being of the U.S. veteran population changes in the first years after they leave military service, the study …

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Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we

Webby Chester Buckenmaier III, MD, COL (ret), MC, USA | Jun 12, 2022. “Health is like money, we never have a true idea of its value until we lose it.”. – Henry Wheeler …

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Severe Staffing Shortages Are Again Increasing at VA Medical …

WebIn FY 2022, 69% of facilities reported a severe custodial worker shortage, up from 42% in FY 2021. Although medical support assistance came in second on the list, it …

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