The Department of Veterans Affairs has partnered with two veteran groups as part of the agency’s initiative to reduce its compensation claims backlog by 2015. Disabled American Veterans and the American Legion
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The House Appropriations Committee’s proposed fiscal year 2014 budget for the Department of Veterans Affairs includes $344 million for the development of the integrated electronic health record system, Nextgov reports. Bob Brewin
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The Department of Defense and the Department of Veterans Affairs announced they will allocate over $100 million to research the treatment and diagnosis of mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) and Post-traumatic Stress
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Officials are aiming to have the integrated Defense-Veterans Affairs electronic health record system fully deployed by 2017, Bob Brewin reports for Nextgov. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and VA Secretary Eric Shinseki told
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The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to eliminate copays for in-home telehealth services starting on May 7, Mobi Health News reports. In a Federal Register notice, the VA said it will stop
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The Department of Veterans Affairs plans to install patient wireless systems in all 152 of its hospitals, according to NextGov. Michael Lay, service delivery director for VA’s Southern and Midwest regionaoperations, told
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The implementation of technology has recently been viewed by the government as a definite way to cut spending. In most instances, it has proven to be efficient. However, as the Department of
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The Department of Veterans Affairs‘ $5.7 billion-mental healthcare budget may be audited upon a Senate committee request after a recent testimony claiming that the department was not providing adequate care, according to a
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Agencies are refocusing their efforts and better deciding where to invest information technology dollars. Some, like the Department of Veterans Affairs, can already claim a success story in their strategy, while others,
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More than $2.2 billion in retroactive benefits has been paid to nearly 89,000 Vietnam War veterans and their survivors for claims relating to Agent Orange exposure, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said
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