scholarly journals National Hepatitis C Surveillance Day in the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs

2002 ◽  
Vol 167 (9) ◽  
pp. 756-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary A. Roselle ◽  
Linda H. Danko ◽  
Stephen M. Kralovic ◽  
Loretta A. Simbartl ◽  
Kenneth W. Kizer
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Veterans Health Administration ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
Health Administration

Transformation of the US Veterans Health Administration

2006 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan B. Perlin
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Veterans Health Administration ◽  
The United States ◽  
Veterans Affairs ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
The Us

Ten years ago, it would have been hard to imagine the publication of an issue of a scholarly journal dedicated to applying lessons from the transformation of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Health System to the renewal of other countries' national health systems. Yet, with the recent publication of a dedicated edition of the Canadian journal Healthcare Papers (2005), this actually happened. Veterans Affairs health care also has been similarly lauded this past year in the lay press, being described as ‘the best care anywhere’ in the Washington Monthly, and described as ‘top-notch healthcare’ in US News and World Report's annual health care issue enumerating the ‘Top 100 Hospitals’ in the United States (Longman, 2005; Gearon, 2005).

scholarly journals Evaluation of Mobile Tablet Computers for Use in the Veterans Health Administration

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Jennifer Herout ◽  
Kathleen L. Frisbee ◽  
Nancy R. Wilck ◽  
Margo Kabel ◽  
Deyne Bentt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Veterans Health Administration ◽  
Clinical Settings ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Clinical Environment ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Facilitators And Barriers ◽  
Device Use

The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was interested in determining how mobile tablets may be perceived by clinicians for use in clinical settings. Therefore, we conducted an evaluation to assess how performance might differ between two devices and to gather feedback on device use. We conducted a within-subject comparison with 32 clinicians involving a usability test and two questionnaires. Qualitative data was organized around eight themes: facilitators and barriers to tablet use, observations of physical use, device specific advantages and disadvantages, and the Patient Viewer mobile application. Clinicians envisioned many facilitators to tablet use, but also voiced some concerns. Participants rated one device significantly better than the other for questionnaire items related to ‘Access and Efficiency’, ‘Introduction into the Clinical Environment’, ‘Usability and Usefulness’, and ‘Desire to Use’. Results can be used by mobile health app developers, healthcare organizations considering device purchases, and researchers conducting studies on tablets to inform respective work.

Surgical Quality Programs in the Veterans Health Administration

2006 ◽  
Vol 72 (11) ◽  
pp. 999-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralph G. Depalma
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Veterans Health Administration ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Quality Performance ◽  
Surgical Quality ◽  
Enhance Patient Safety

This review describes the development, implementation, and current status of programs that promote and maintain surgical quality performance within the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration (VHA). It also considers evolving initiatives to improve surgical outcomes and enhance patient safety. The VHA is a nationwide health care system operated and funded by the federal government. It consists of 154 federal hospitals and 875 clinics staffed by 16,000 nurses, 33,000 other health care professionals, 15,000 doctors, and 25,000 university-affiliated faculty physicians. The VHA trains 90,000 health care professionals, and additionally its activities are supported by 140,000 dedicated volunteers. More than 1000 surgeons in all specialties serve in its facilities. Since these programs began more than 19 years ago, there has been a steady decrease in both risk-adjusted and actual mortality rates tracked annually.

scholarly journals Nursing Home Referral Within the Veterans Health Administration: Practice Variation by Payment Source and Facility Type

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (7) ◽  
pp. 687-711
Author(s):  
Edward Alan Miller ◽  
Stefanie Gidmark ◽  
Emily Gadbois ◽  
James L. Rudolph ◽  
Orna Intrator
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Discharge Planning ◽  
Veterans Health Administration ◽  
Practice Variation ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Department Of Veterans Affairs ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Staff Perceptions ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
Community Living Centers

Veterans enrolled within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may receive nursing home (NH) care in VHA-operated Community Living Centers (CLCs), State Veterans Homes (SVHs), or community NHs, which may or may not be under contract with the VHA. This study examined VHA staff perceptions of how Veterans’ eligibility for VA and other payment impacts NH referrals within VA Medical Centers (VAMCs). Thirty-five semistructured interviews were performed with discharge planning and contracting staff from 12 VAMCs from around the country. VA staff highlights the preeminent role that VA priority status played in determining placement in VA-paid NH care. VHA staff reported that Veterans’ placement in a CLC, community NH, or SVH was contingent, in part, on potential payment source (VA, Medicare, Medicaid, and other) and anticipated length of stay. They also reported that variation in Veteran referral to VA-paid NH care across VAMCs derived, in part, from differences in local and regional policies and markets. Implications for NH referral within the VHA are drawn.

Tu1656 Hepatitis C Treatment Initiation and Clinic Efficiency in the US Veterans Health Administration

2016 ◽  
Vol 150 (4) ◽  
pp. S1158
Author(s):  
Shari S. Rogal ◽  
Vera Yakovchenko ◽  
Rachel Gonzalez ◽  
Whitney Rockefeller ◽  
William Lukesh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Treatment Initiation ◽  
Veterans Health Administration ◽  
Veterans Health ◽  
Health Administration ◽  
Hepatitis C Treatment ◽  
Clinic Efficiency ◽  
The Us ◽  
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