Today, Veterans Health Administration Executive in Charge Dr. Richard Stone announced a number of actions VA is taking in response to recent events at the Atlanta VA Medical Center’s Eagles’ Nest Community Living Center and ongoing issues at other VA facilities in that region. These actions include: Placing the Veterans Integrated Service Network 7 director on immediate […]

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy (CMOP) initiative recently received the highest overall customer service satisfaction score in the nation for its mail order pharmacies. The score is based upon the 2019 U.S. Pharmacy Satisfaction Study released Aug. 20 by J.D. Power, an independent national consumer group. “J.D. Power has scored VA’s CMOP as highest […]

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently launched an innovative new training program to support its electronic health record modernization (EHRM) effort that, as of Sept. 12, had selected 76 trainees who have begun projects that address real-world VA health care challenges. Leveraging the experiences of the Department of Defense’s (DOD) current EHR rollout, […]

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was recently recognized in studies by two independent peer-review journals — JAMIA Open and Psychiatric Services — for efforts to deliver trusted, easy access and high-quality online health care services to Veterans with complex health care needs or residing in remote areas. The department’s tablet program is one […]

On Sept 10, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) exceeded its goal, three weeks ahead of schedule, to deliver 90,050 appeals decisions regarding disability benefits and services to Veterans in fiscal year 2019, approximately 9,000 more decisions than the previous year. The Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) also hit a record, by providing more […]

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently established the National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation (NCCHI) within the VA Palo Alto Health Care System (VAPAHCS) in California as part of the department’s strategy to advance Veteran health care services with cutting edge technology. The new center — established July 25 and formed in partnership with the Veterans […]

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie this week encouraged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to pass bipartisan legislation to help VA build partnerships with community groups who can offer direct help to Veterans who are at risk of harming themselves. The IMPROVE Well-Being for Veterans Act, from Reps. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) and Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) would allow VA […]

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), in collaboration with Wounded Warrior Project, Veterans Canteen Service and dozens of other partners, will host more than 130 Veterans from across the nation at the 12th annual National Veterans Summer Sports Clinic, Sept. 15-20 in San Diego, California. The week-long rehabilitation sports and recreation clinic for Veterans with […]

VA Secretary Robert Wilkie will travel to Israel next week to represent President Donald J. Trump at a Sept.11 ceremony in Jerusalem marking the 18th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States. Israel has erected a monument that lists the names of each of the nearly 3,000 victims from 9/11 – the only […]

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will award $30 million  under the new Grant and Per Diem (GPD) program Oct. 1, to 128 organizations to provide wraparound supportive services to Veterans who were previously homeless or at-risk of losing their housing. The GPD case management grants improve housing retention among formerly homeless Veterans by providing an […]