Department Of Veterans Affairs news from FierceHealthcare
NewsOffer physicians research time to boost job satisfaction
With a looming physician shortage, hospitals have been trying all sorts of ways to keep their employees happy and ultimately keep them at their facility. According to new research from the Department Read more...
Infection control remains a big problem at VA hospitals
The Department of Veterans Affairs doesn't do a good enough job of assuring that reusable medical equipment, such as surgical tools or wheelchairs, are cleaned and sterilized, the Government Read more...
VA cancels portion of deadly COPD readmission study
Grave safety concerns and deaths have forced the cancellation of part of a national study by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The trial, known as the BREATH study, was aimed at reducing Read more...
Unencrypted thumb drive compromises veterans' health info
Unencrypted thumb drive. "Those three words don't make VA CIOs happy," said Veterans Affairs Department CIO Roger Baker during his monthly data breach press briefing on Nov. 17. An employee had used Read more...
Technology helping patients to understand informed consent
Hospitals are turning to technology to better inform patients about what they are consenting for the doctor to perform, reports the Associated Press. The interactive computer programs explain Read more...
Feds will sink $7M into solar energy system for VA hospital
The Department of Veterans Affairs will spend more than $6.6 million on a solar photovoltaic system for the Veterans Administration Medical Center in Salt Lake City. Generating power on-site will Read more...
Vet sues VA over surgical clamp left in chest after triple bypass
How much should a "never" event, like a retained foreign object, cost a hospital? In a case a federal judge in Denver is hearing, Richard Kellar, an Army veteran from Aurora, Colo., is seeking Read more...
VA puts together travel nurse program
In an effort to cope with the nationwide shortage of nurses, the Department of Veterans Affairs has decided to create its own group of nurses whose job it is to travel and work throughout the Read more...
| Press ReleasesVA Publishes Regulation on Newborn CareWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Department of Veterans Affairs has published a regulation officially amending VA’s medical benefits package to include up to seven days of medical care for newborns Read more >> VA Launches Facebook Pages for All 152 Medical CentersStrategy Enables Returning Vets to Engage with VA at the Local Level WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that all of its 152 medical centers are now Read more >> VA Celebrates National Rural Health DayWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Rural Health (ORH) is joining the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) and other state and Read more >> VA Plans 3,000 Units of Housing for Veterans at 25 Locations NationwideContinues Ongoing Efforts to Provide Housing to Veterans WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Department of Veterans Affairs has entered agreements to provide more than 3,000 units of permanent and Read more >> U.S. Soldiers and Veterans at Home and Abroad Touched by Lifesaving Products From Philips HealthcareANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As soldiers are being treated for more advanced medical conditions on the battlefield, more advanced medical devices are required to respond to this need. Read more >> |
