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Schoomaker: Military Personnel Left Confused by Different Evaluation Systems at VA, DoD

by U.S. Medicine | Apr 11, 2020

WASHINGTON—Despite significant efforts by DoD and VA to revamp the disability evaluation process, the new system remains “complex and adversarial,” the top Army doctor told a congressional subcommittee. DoD and VA agreed on a new disability and evaluation system to...

Fortuitous Mass-Casualty Training at Pentagon Saved Lives 10 Years Ago

by U.S. Medicine | Apr 11, 2020

Retired Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Paul K. Carlton Jr., right, directs responders after the Pentagon attack Sept. 11, 2011. WASHINGTON — Mass-casualty management planning that occurred at the Pentagon in the months and days before 9/11 helped medical personnel respond...

Medical Lessons Since 911 Impact Patient Care Aeromedical Evacuation

by U.S. Medicine | Apr 11, 2020

Through more than a decade of sustained combat, the men and women of the Air Force Medical Service have answered our nation’s call and maintained a standard of excellence second to none. Since the war began, the innovations and advancements across the Military Health...

Report Prompted by Fort Hood Shooting Calls DoD Physician Credentialing Inadequate

by U.S. Medicine | Apr 11, 2020

By Sandra Basu WASHINGTON — Reporting the results of an investigation begun after an Army physician opened fire and shot more than 40 people at Fort Hood in 2009, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) says the military services need to do a better job of...

VHA Shifts Focus from Problem-Centered to Veteran-Centered in New Model

by Annette Boyle | Feb 11, 2020

FORSAN, TX — By rolling out the Whole Health System, the VA expects to transform care for veterans and could establish the agency as the national leader in a fundamentally different, truly integrated approach to healthcare. The Whole Health program asks alternative...

Star Ratings System Out at VA; More Localized Healthcare Comparisons Offered

by Stephen Spotswood | Feb 11, 2020

WASHINGTON—The VA will no longer use a star ratings system to compare its 146 VA medical centers. Instead, the VA will make public measures such as wait times, quality of medical care and patient experience ratings available for each facility. According to VA...

VA OIG: Wait Times Likely to Go Up With MISSION Act Authorization Process

by Stephen Spotswood | Feb 11, 2020

WASHINGTON — Veterans seeking care from community providers could face even longer wait times under the MISSION Act than they did before the legislation went into effect, a VA Office of Inspector General report has concluded. In the report released last month,...

VA Survey: Health Issues Are Greatest Concerns for New Veterans

by Brenda Mooney | Feb 11, 2020

Most Report Satisfaction with Work Life, Social Well-Being BOSTON — Health issues plague veterans, even when they first leave military service and are viewed as a bigger problem than finding work or establishing civilian social relationships. That’s according to a new...

Menstrual Suppression Could Help Deployed Women Avoid Discomfort, Inconvenience

by U.S. Medicine | Oct 20, 2019

The role of women in the military is changing. Whereas they may have acted as support personnel in earlier conflicts, they now play an active part in combat support and counterinsurgency operations.1 As of September 2010, there were 208,271 women on active duty in the...

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