The Department of Veterans Affairs uses Patient Record Flags to alert staff when veterans may face or pose heightened safety ...
WASHINGTON — A federal watchdog is urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to bring greater focus to improving patient safety, modernizing its medical records and ensuring timely access to community ...
When it comes to HCAHPS survey scores, the Veterans Health Administration beat out its private healthcare counterparts across the country in all 10 patient satisfaction categories, according to a ...
Dozens of hospitals and health systems were recently honored for excellence in patient experience based on Net Promoter Scores, patient reviews and other metrics. PEP Health, a patient experience ...
Veterans experience high rates of mental health disorders, including PTSD and depression, often linked to military service stressors and trauma. Physical health challenges, such as musculoskeletal ...
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While the VA's program has the potential to deliver higher-quality care to veterans, there have been reports of it causing issues.
During the past administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs failed to meet the basic health care needs of the men and women who served this country. Too often, veterans are met with canceled ...
The Department of Veterans Affairs will no longer provide hormone therapy and other gender-related care to transgender veteran patients not already receiving those treatments in the VA or Defense ...
A new study published in Organization Science titled "Transactive Memory Systems and Hospital Trauma Team Performance: Shared ...
A partnership with the Dayton Veterans Affairs Medical Center is immersing University of Dayton pre-health students in a care model that emphasizes treating the whole person, allowing them to gain ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (Tribune News Service) — Mildred Manning-Joy waited 45 minutes for her prescription to be filled at the Veterans Affairs Durham Health Care Facility. She watched as a single worker took ...