How Businesses Collaborate with the VA to Save Veterans Lives
In this June 21, 2013, file photo, the seal affixed to the front of the Department of Veterans Affairs building in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
20 May 2021 Military.com | By Ryan Vega, M.D.
Dr. Ryan Vega is chief officer of the Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
During this unprecedented pandemic, businesses have joined forces with the health care community to focus on identifying innovative solutions now and into the future.
The Veterans Health Administration, or VHA, America s largest integrated health care system, is no exception.
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DALLAS, May 19, 2021 Steps to ensure safety and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 have had some unintended consequences on the management of chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, a leading cause of heart disease and health disparities in the United States. COVID-19 has disproportionately affected people from different racial and ethnic groups, those who are from under-resourced populations and communities that face historic or systemic disadvantages. Discussions and research are ongoing to address what many experts label as long-existing inequities in the U.S. health system, according to information published today in the Media coverage has examined how and why COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting communities of color to some degree. However, it is critical that we continue to examine and explain the degree to which the pandemic has widened the divide among race/ethnic and class groups in the U.S. and exposed the systemic and institutional cracks in our he
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Homeless Veterans largely satisfied with community health care options
Veterans who have experienced homelessness value the option to receive health care in the community, found a study by VA researchers. The majority of Veterans surveyed had positive views of community care they received. However, coordination challenges exist when Veterans receive health care both in the community and from VA.
“Nights without shelter, current homelessness, and chronic homelessness did not appear to limit Veterans’ access to community care,” conclude the researchers. “The findings imply that VHA’s evolution from a direct provider to a payer of health services has not impeded health care access for highly vulnerable Veterans.”
TBI patients face challenges in healthcare utilization, finds study news-medical.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news-medical.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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IMAGE: Many traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivors needed extensive healthcare services in the year after their injury, and a quarter of them were super-utilizers, having three or more emergency department visits. view more
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INDIANAPOLIS Patients who suffer from traumatic brain injuries (TBI) often need a great deal of healthcare services after the injury, but the extent of care utilization is unknown. A new study from research scientists affiliated with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Regenstrief Institute and IUPUI is one of the first to analyze how much care TBI patients use and identify areas of unmet need.