Search Result
Search Tags: Eric Shinseki
DoD, VA building on early success of joint e-health record
Secretary Leon Panetta and Secretary Eric Shinseki announce an expansion in 2014 of initial capability of the joint electronic health record to two more sites.
Tags: technology , Leon Panetta , DoD , VA , health IT , electronic health record , information sharing , Jason Miller
Stretch goals require new way of doing business
Bob Behn, a lecturer at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, chairs the executive education program. He joined In Depth with Francis Rose to discuss going for the big goals. He cited efforts by the VA and HUD to end veterans' homelessness as an example.
Tags: Bob Behn , Harvard Kennedy School of Government , VA , HUD , stretch targets , In Depth , Francis Rose , Shaun Donovan , management , best practices
VA Secretary Eric Shinseki details FY2011 budget commitments to House Vets Committee
Tags: budget , management , health IT , Congress , Veterans Affairs , Department of Veterans Affairs ,
At the VA, a new CIO reports progress on IT management
Over the last several years, the news headlines were full of not-so-good news when it came to information technology at the Department of Veterans Affairs: missing laptops, delayed or over budget IT projects. But now, a new chief information officer at the VA is getting much of the credit for a turnaround at the agency
Tags: technology , management , Department of Veterans Affairs , Roger Baker , Senate Budget Committee , IT Dashboard , Max Cacas
Care of Gulf War vets gets second look
The VA hopes to improve the care it gives veterans of Desert Storm and Desert Shield. The department is seeking public comment on a task force's recommendations.
Tags: P&B , DoD , VA , Veterans Affairs , John Gingrich , Desert Storm , Desert Shield , Gulf War , task force , public comment
Behind the Veterans Administration IT Project Hold
Tags: Veterans Affairs , VA , Department of Veterans Affairs , Roger Baker , Project management
VA pays vets' family caregivers who complete training
The Veterans Affairs Department is sending out $430,000 to nearly 200 family caregivers of veterans.
Tags: VA , family caregiver , pay and benefits , veterans
VA simplifies access to PTSD care
New regulations decrease the burden on veterans seeking treatment and benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Tags: VA , PTSD , pay and benefits , Rachel Stevens
VA tries to speed claims processing for vets
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is implementing changes it says will help simplify and speed the process for veterans seeking compensation for disabilities related to their military service. The news comes as the Department is working to cut the large claims backlog it has accumulated.
Tags: VA , claims processing , claims backlog , pay and benefits , Meg Beasley
Record claims spur demand for automation at VA
The Department of Veterans Affairs, which processed a record one million claims in 2010, is still seeing claims come in faster than it can process them and expects even more new filings in 2011. Despite that, VA hopes to eliminate its backlog of claims by 2015.
Tags: VA , technology , management , disability claims , Veterans Benefits Administration , American Legion , female veterans , veterans , claims processing , Jared Serbu
