Too often, providers handle all military claims the same way — sending them to the VA and hoping for the best. But there are multiple payer types, and they function very differently.
After the FDA delayed the approval of MDMA-assisted therapy for PTSD, there's still a way forward for psychedelic medicines, experts said at HLTH.
What if health plans could identify member decline before an avoidable hospitalization occurs? Real-time clinical visibility into long-stay SNF members uncovers risk earlier and drives better outcomes.
In this episode, we're joined by Melissa Tran, a marriage and family therapist and the military sexual trauma coordinator at the Orlando VA. She's here to discuss the unique challenges female veterans face and the programs she's helping build for this population.
For many health care entrepreneurs, the complexity of the VA is a bridge too far. But in spite of the challenges, there are a few key reasons the VA offers great potential.
Two reports published by the Office of the Inspector General shed light on why the VA pushed back its rollout of a new health record system. The OIG said the March 2020 deployment date was “likely unrealistic.”
The Department of Veterans Affairs is pushing back the go-live date for its new electronic health record system to July. The agency has also requested a $2.6 billion budget for the project in 2021, a substantial increase from this year.
Healthcare decision-makers, especially at pharmaceutical companies, must prioritize patient input. Data collected from social media listening is a significant step in the right direction.
The partnership was previously announced but now all veterans who get their care from any VA hospital and use iPhones can see that data alongside other health data in Apple's Health Records section of the Health app.
One goal of the network is to improve training and to overcome the challenge of fitting innovative technologies into hospital workflows.
Doctors are frustrated in dealing with another government health care bureaucracy.
On Memorial Day, take a look at some of the many notable innovations that the Department of Veterans Affairs has accomplished throughout the years.
In an interview, Kyan Health Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer Konstantin Struck discussed how Kyan gives mid-market and enterprise employers access to premium workforce mental healthcare, at a price point that is affordable.
When you are talking about one of the largest organizations in the country, it might sound incongruous to talk about a personalized approach. But Dr. Neil Evans, co-director of Connected Health at the department of Veterans Affairs, stressed that for payers and providers interested in telecare adoption, the best route is through their nurses and […]
The head of the Cleveland Clinic could be the next Secretary of Veterans Affairs, following the hasty departure of Eric Shinseki. A report by The Wall Street Journal said the White House is “considering” nominating Dr. Toby Cosgrove to fill the position. The paper attributed the information to three people familiar with the matter. The […]