The bi-partisan passage during an election year of the End Parkinson’s Act shows that addressing a healthcare crisis, especially in our senior population, may be one of the few remaining issues that transcend party lines.
Research shows that an average of 17.5 veterans die by suicide each day. At ViVE 2024, Shereef Elnahal, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ under secretary for health, declared that even one veteran dying by suicide is too many — and promised that the VA is pursuing partnerships aimed at addressing this harrowing problem.
When it comes to managing inbound phone calls, underperformance has devastating cost implications.
President Donald Trump should name hedge fund manager Steve Cohen as Secretary for Veterans Affairs instead of Trump's personal physician Ronny Jackson.
Lack of sleep tends to make all of us feel fuzzy-headed and slightly out of it. But it can be more serious than that. A new study reports that older people who don’t sleep well could have higher chance of developing dementia, according to The New York Times. Researchers studied 167 men who underwent sleep […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSKNekSGvzg&feature=youtu.be The usefulness of role playing programs developed to help doctors and nurses nail down their bedside manner for physical exams, therapy sessions and other situations is being expanded to military veterans. It’s part of a program to help them re-adjust to civilian life, according to a company statement. A collaboration between Kognito and the […]
It’s not just veterans who are having trouble with health care. Now the health system for active duty military is under the microscope, too. Longstanding issues with an overburdened system for caring for the nation’s veterans have burst into the news recently, particularly with allegations of fraudulent record-keeping to hide the size of the waiting […]
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How do you launch a massively successful personal health records project with thousands happy users and heaps of praise? 1. Make sure you have 1 million users when you launch 2. Have the president of the United States announce it Dr. Peter Levin shared his simple tips for success at ENGAGE today. From May 2009 […]
I'll say spring break was the reason I missed this when it first aired last month. When you're in a cabin with a bunch of kids and some of them are sleeping in the only room with a TV in it, The Daily Show is not on the viewing schedule.
The Department of Veterans Affairs, trying to cope with a surge in psychological needs of veterans, has vowed to hire 1,600 additional mental health care professionals by the end of June, but some experts say the pool of qualified candidates is too sma...
NPR: Obama Campaigns For Veterans' Mental Health Obama signed an executive order on Friday, directing the Veterans Administration to hire 1,600 new mental health professionals and to expand the capacity of its crisis line so those who are in crisis can...
A new report from Relatient, A Data-Driven Guide to Patient Access Succes, highlights how focusing on data accuracy and relevance can enhance the performance of healthcare practices.