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5 Jul 2019, 4:00 am by Howard Friedman
Department of Veterans Affairs announced a new directive on Religious Symbols in VA Facilities and amendments to its directive on Spiritual and Pastoral Care in the Veterans Health Administration. [read post]
26 Jun 2019, 3:21 pm by Keeley A. McCarty
The Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”), Veterans Health Administration (“VHA”) has begun the move toward its new Medical/Surgical Prime Vendor (“MSPV”) 2.0 program by issuing the formal RFP seeking prime vendors for distribution and supply management services on June 3, 2019. [read post]
26 Jun 2019, 9:02 am by Tinker Ready
  Katherine Mitchell, MD, won a “public servant of the year” award from the VA after she disclosed understaffing and inadequate triage training at the Phoenix VA medical center’s emergency room. [read post]
26 Jun 2019, 9:02 am by Tinker Ready
  Katherine Mitchell, MD, won a “public servant of the year” award from the VA after she disclosed understaffing and inadequate triage training at the Phoenix VA medical center’s emergency room. [read post]
19 Jun 2019, 12:05 pm by Peter Thompson & Associates
It should be noted that taxpayers foot the bill for veterans’ nursing home care at VA centers which is quadruple the cost of private nursing home facilities and 6.5 times more than that of state-run nursing homes. [read post]
8 Jun 2019, 5:00 am
” Overview of the VA Disability Compensation Process The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) provides disability compensation to veterans with a service-connected condition. [read post]
7 Jun 2019, 9:00 pm by Kristyn Shea
” Overview of the VA Disability Compensation Process The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) provides disability compensation to veterans with a service-connected condition. [read post]
4 Jun 2019, 10:35 am by Andrew Murray
This case was investigated by the FBI, HHS-OIG, the Drug Enforcement Administration, the U.S. [read post]
30 May 2019, 2:16 pm by Sabrina I. Pacifici
Department of Veterans Affairs with the Office of National Drug Control Policy to address acute and chronic pain in light of the ongoing opioid crisis. [read post]
29 May 2019, 5:40 am by Law Offices of Jeffrey S. Glassman
Food and Drug Administration has approved the first new treatment for mesothelioma in more than 15 years. [read post]
23 May 2019, 7:03 pm by Jan Dils
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), patients of the Veterans Health Administration are twice as likely to die from accidental overdose than non-Veterans. [read post]
23 May 2019, 6:30 am by Michael B. Stack
If the lump sum settlement indicates that a portion of it is for future medical expenses, that portion will be excluded from their calculations. [read post]
9 May 2019, 8:06 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
In addition to impacting existing plan features and their administration, health plans, their fiduciaries, administrators and insurers should prepare for a predictable surge in scrutiny by plan members about health plan prescription drug formularies that in many cases will fuel new appeals and challenges to the plan denials, formularies and other impacted features. [read post]
30 Apr 2019, 10:23 am by Cynthia Marcotte Stamer
Health plans must deliver electronic protected health information (“ePHI”) to electronic applications or software (“apps”) used by plan members, and are responsible under the Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (“HIPAA”) Privacy and Security Rules for the security of electronic protected health information (“ePHI”) on apps they sponsor or provide, according to new guidance from the Department of Health & Human Services… [read post]
23 Apr 2019, 10:46 am by Otieno B. Ombok and Forrest G. Read IV
The AMA has indicated that it would also like to see legislation that would exempt foreign physicians who work in underserved areas or for the VeteransAdministration for at least five years from the per country green card caps. [read post]
3 Apr 2019, 10:47 am by Rachel Brown, Preston Lim
In a further sign of goodwill, on April 1, three Chinese agencies—the Ministry of Public Security, the National Health Commission and the National Medical Products Administration—announced that all “fentanyl-related substances” would be treated as controlled substances. [read post]
3 Apr 2019, 6:30 am by Michael B. Stack
., Medicare, Medicaid, Veterans Administration) and private sources such as health insurance providers and carriers, disability benefit carriers, and attorneys. [read post]