Could CVS MinuteClinic alleviate long VA wait times?
The experiment begins Wednesday at the VA’s operations in Palo Alto, California.
The experiment begins Wednesday at the VA’s operations in Palo Alto, California.
U.S. Rep Seth Moulton went for care at the VA without revealing his Congressional status.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Over the last few weeks, access to VA health care for veterans has been all over the news. At the same time, the DoD is moving to procure a replacement EHR system. So it seems there is no time like the present to review a recent RAND case study report entitled “Redirecting Innovation in U.S. […]
Scandal at the Phoenix Veterans Administration lifted the curtain of secrecy on the VA’s secret waiting lists. The VA lies while patients die. This is by no means a new phenomenon. The nation’s single-payer system for veterans has long been greatly overloaded. Congress tried to fix it in 1996 by passing a law requiring that […]
As I wrote about on LinkedIn, instead of blaming “bad managers” or a “lack of integrity” at local VA sites, like Phoenix, we have to look at the system, now that Secretary Shinseki has stepped down. Dr. W. Edwards Deming always said that senior management is responsible for the system. We need to ask who […]
A front page USA Today article declares Many veterans face frustrating delays for mental health care, and reports that the Department of Veterans Affairs “failed to meet its 14-day goal in 34% of new mental health appointments.” I agree that it’s a problem if veterans aren’t being accommodated in a timely fashion and am happy […]