Commission to propose Tricare-like system for VA
Commission to propose Tricare-like system for VA – June 7, 2016, By Patricia Kime, Military Times
A blue ribbon panel studying the future of Veterans Affairs health care is poised to recommend an overhaul to the system that would create a structure similar to the Pentagon’s Tricare program, where veterans could choose to use either the VA for their care or see a network provider.
The goal, according to Commission on Care members, would be a more efficient version of the VA’s current system, in which the department provides direct care to most veterans, and those who live more than 40 miles from a VA facility or who cannot get an appointment in a month offered private care… Read More Here.
Cognitive Medical Systems Partners with Book Zurman on $20.7M VA Initiative
Cognitive Medical Systems Partners with Book Zurman on $20.7 VA Initiative – June 7, 2016, Cognitive Medical Press Release
Cognitive Medical Systems, a specialist in standards-based clinical decision support software and healthcare IT infrastructure, announced today it has teamed with Book Zurman on the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) $20.7 million Integrated Health Standards indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to provide subject matter expertise, policy guidance, and strategic recommendations regarding health standards implementation for Knowledge Based Systems within the VA Office of Informatics and Analytics… Read More Here.
VA’s Perceptive Reach Application
Perceptive Reach is not just a predictive analytics model, but a new system and approach to preventing Veteran suicide and providing care, by using data and constantly refining and improving the care provided. The VA Medical Centers in Butler and Erie, Pennsylvania are currently testing a pilot software program called the Perceptive Reach Dashboard, which is a secure web-based tool that displays the results of the predictive risk model to care providers… Read More Here.
