VA leads nation in providing timely audiology services
Among Veterans currently waiting for VA medical care, audiology accounts for only 7.3 percent of the total …
Month: October 2015
College for Veterans: Part two
In this series of blogs, I have been talking about colleges: why to go, where it’s best for veterans and, …
Data transparency boosts integrity, innovation, improved decision making
Open data from government – free data, accessible online, that anyone can use and reuse – is being …
Boosting public access to research data
There’s a movement underway in the federal government. And Veterans and other stakeholders of VA will be …
Staff from VA’s largest healthcare network meet to redesign systems
A vital part of the MyVA transformation involves the adoption of best practices from not only the private …
VA reducing and preventing infections
It’s an acronym most people outside of the healthcare community don’t know. But it’s one all VA health …
Teachers, are you ready to celebrate Veterans Day?
Check out the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Public Affairs’ Veterans Day Web page, which …
Finding inspiration in sports – injured Veteran hopes to compete in 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio
Beginning in 2010, Congress authorized VA to pay a monthly allowance to Veterans training for or selected to …
Food Safety: Keeping you safe and healthy – American Heroes’ Cafe
To prevent food-borne illnesses, keep the following recommendations in mind: clean, separate, cook and chill …
Department of Veterans Affairs Act signed 27 years ago
wenty-seven years ago, on Oct. 25, 1988, President Ronald Reagan signed Public Law 100-527, known as the …