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Community providers: Learn about Agent Orange and caring for Vietnam-era Veterans

Posted on Friday, January 22, 2021 10:00 amJanuary 12, 2021 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 3k views

Webinar provides community providers with understanding of Agent Orange, how its exposure affects Veteran …

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Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) treatment

Posted on Tuesday, December 8, 2020 9:50 amDecember 4, 2020 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 4k views

Webinar is live, knowledge-based virtual training providing background on Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and its …

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Expectant Veteran gets help with community care billing issue

Posted on Thursday, December 3, 2020 4:00 pmDecember 1, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 983 views

VA customer service personnel assisted a Veteran who was incorrectly charged $500 by a community provider …

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Community providers: VA urgent care network change

Posted on Thursday, November 12, 2020 6:00 pmNovember 10, 2020 Posted in Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 11k views

Important changes that require Community Providers to establish a contract with either Optum or TriWest to …

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Community providers: online courses about Veteran care

Posted on Monday, October 19, 2020 10:00 amOctober 13, 2020 Posted in Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

VHA TRAIN is offering community providers new online courses on caring for the Veteran population. Courses …

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Community providers: How to submit medical documentation to VA

Posted on Thursday, October 8, 2020 10:00 amOctober 2, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 7k views

Learn about the options VA offers for community providers to submit Veteran medical documentation in a …

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Community providers: learn how to prescribe medication to Veterans

Posted on Wednesday, September 23, 2020 10:00 amSeptember 18, 2020 Posted in Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 819 views

On Sept. 24 at 1 p.m. ET, VA will host a webinar for all VA and community providers to discuss the process …

The Suicide Risk Management Consultation Program (SRM) is ensuring providers have access to suicide prevention resources to continuously improve Veteran care both inside and outside VA.

Supporting providers who serve Veterans with suicide prevention resources

Posted on Thursday, December 12, 2019 10:18 pmDecember 12, 2019 Posted in #VetResources, Mental Health by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

Supporting providers who serve Veterans with suicide prevention resources with VA's Suicide Risk Management …

VA MISSION Act - How to find a community provider in VA's network, make an appointment, and get care.

VA MISSION Act: Finding a community provider, making appointments, and getting care

Posted on Thursday, June 6, 2019 8:49 amJune 6, 2019 Posted in Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 26k views

Under the VA MISSION Act, it will be easier for eligible Veterans to find a community provider in VA’s …