The Department of Veterans Affairs--a leader in health information network technology.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is providing better coordinated medical care for veterans due, in part, to the development of a comprehensive medical information network. At VA, health care providers can access layers of information including patient problem lists, clinic notes, diagnostic tests, patient medications, allergies, hospitalizations, and discharges....

Case-mix adjusting performance measures in a veteran population: pharmacy- and diagnosis-based approaches.
********** The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest public-sector health care system in the United States, and one of the largest nationwide health care systems in the country. Over the last seven years, VHA has developed regional network structures and enhanced integration among tertiary and non-tertiary...

Care following acute myocardial infarction in the veterans administration medical centers: a comparison with Medicare.
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) operates the largest integrated medical system in the United States. In 1996 the system became available to all veterans through an act of Congress. As a result, the number of veterans treated increased from 2.9 million in 1996 to 4.2 million in 2002 (Walsh...

FDA, VA to share information on safe use of medical products.
FDA and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to share information and expertise related to the review and use of FDA-regulated drugs, biologics and medical devices (medical products). This partnership is part of the ongoing drug and medical product safety...

Fund tax relief for disabled veterans.
Byline: Peter DeFazio For The Register-Guard Today on Veterans Day, our country's leaders will rise to pay tribute, with eloquent words, to the brave men and women who proudly served our country. But the words ring hollow when held up to the facts: 150,00 veterans nationwide have...

NOMOS Corporation Signs Agreement With Department of Veterans Affairs To Supply IMRT Products and Technology.
SEWICKLEY, Pa., July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- NOMOS Corporation announced today that it has signed a contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to become a provider of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) products and technology. NOMOS will offer its PEACOCK System for the delivery of IMRT,...

Mental health linked to amputation risk.
For U.S. veterans with disabilities, scoring lower on a test of mental health functioning is associated with an increased risk of major amputations, according to a study in the November/December issue of General Hospital Psychiatry. Based on an analysis of nearly 115,000 patients with diabetes who received...

Smith Calls for $2.1 Billion Increase in Fiscal Year 2002 VA Discretionary Spending.
VA Committee Recommendations Address Healthcare Needs, Claims Backlog, and Crumbling Medical Infrastructure WASHINGTON, March 7 /PRNewswire/ -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee approved Wednesday what Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ) called, "a work in progress," a fiscal year 2002 budget calling for a $2.1...

Wounds of war.
Byline: The Register-Guard Mention post-traumatic stress disorder and most Americans think of the Vietnam War and the veterans who suffered deep, gaping emotional wounds in that long, arduous conflict. Yet, as a recent New York Times story noted, post-traumatic stress syndrome wasn't even recognized as...

A salute to Fil-Am vets.
ON April 16th, our new, but already generously acclimated U.S. ambassador to the Philippines, Francis Ricciardone, and his academically accomplished wife, hosted a reception for the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Anthony Principe. A veteran himself (graduate of Annapolis Naval Academy and active duty in Vietnam) Secretary...