The team looked at the records of Veterans already identified as high-risk by VA’s sophisticated Care Assessment Needs (CAN) calculator. The CAN tool provides a score reflecting a Veteran’s risk of hospitalization or death within a year.
However, the Moderna vaccine was found to offer an increased level of protection, including a 21% lower risk of documented infection and 41% lower risk of hospitalization, according to the research team, whose findings were published on December 1, 2021, in the New England Journal of Medicine.
In an important partnership, VA has sought policy recommendations for the use of synthetic data to improve Veteran patient experiences.
In Series 2, Episode 2 of VA's Technology Acquisition Center (TAC) podcast, TAC Talks, we discuss TAC engineering tech tips.
She led a case review that highlighted missed opportunities to screen a Veteran for suicidal ideation—thoughts of taking one’s own life—and to provide appropriate follow-up care during an emergency department (ED) visit. The case review, part of a larger study on ED care, appeared in the Journal of Emergency Nursing in November 2021.
Houston VA has identified 12 Veterans with non-small cell lung cancers. Thanks to early detection, all are getting treatment and doing well.
Using VA Blue Button, Veterans can create customizable reports that contain electronic health records that they choose. They can combine information into a single electronic file and download.
A study comparing diabetes care between VA and non-VA sites showed that care was better managed at VA. Study leader describes reasons why.
VA and the Indian Health Service signed an interagency agreement to improve health care for American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans.
Veterans at select sites in the Pacific Northwest are one step closer to the rollout of VA's new electronic health record (EHR) system later this month, following the successful and secure transfer of patient data Oct. 1.
In a landmark event for Veteran health care, VA began using its new electronic health record (EHR) system at select facilities in the Pacific Northwest and Las Vegas on Oct. 24.
Chats with the Chief is a new podcast series featuring VHA Chief of Staff Jon Jensen as he talks with key players about the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and how it serves America’s Veterans. In the first episode, he's joined by VA's Acting Deputy Secretary Pamela Powers