Jan 11, 2018
General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Medical Command for professional training and operations services in support of the U.S. Army Reserve regional training sites-medical...
Jan 11, 2018
Today U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. David J. Shulkin announced that VA has begun publicly posting information on opioids dispensed from VA pharmacies, along with VA’s strategies to prescribe these pain medications appropriately and safely. With this...
Jan 11, 2018
The U.S. Department of Defense has given telehealth vendor GlobalMed authority to operate on DoD networks. The certification allows the company to deploy its virtual health applications, hardware and software directly on the DoD network, making its telehealth services...
Jan 11, 2018
George O’Connor, a 15-year Army veteran who also served 12 years in the Reserves, biked more than 15 miles to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony for Tennessee Valley Healthcare System’s new Clarksville Community Based Outpatient Clinic at 782 Weatherly Drive. The new...
Jan 9, 2018
1Vision LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of HMS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., announced that it has been selected as the only Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) to be awarded a contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to deliver home...
Jan 8, 2018
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), regular health exams and tests are important to detect problems before they start, or find problems early, when chances for successful treatment and cures are high. Health care screenings are a key step to living a...
Jan 8, 2018
The United States Air Force announced that Gilbane, together with their design partners, were the winners of two 2017 design awards for recently completed healthcare projects. Gilbane, along with Sherlock Smith and Adams, received the Honor Award for Facility Design...
Jan 8, 2018
Results of the Defense Department’s Joint Outpatient Experience Survey, or JOES, are in for 2017, and soldiers, retirees and family members reported very high overall satisfaction – 93 percent – with their experience at Army medical treatment facilities, the senior...
Jan 7, 2018
Until a few years ago, NFL players who struggled with severe depression, bouts of rage and memory loss in their retirement were often told they were just having a hard time adjusting to life away from the game. Doctors have since learned these changes can be symptoms...
Jan 6, 2018
The amount of money that the Department of Veterans Affairs owes private-sector medical providers will be made public now — one of several moves the agency announced this week, in an attempt to hold itself accountable for faster reimbursements to outside doctors...
Jan 5, 2018
Veterans who talk to their doctors about medical marijuana use won’t be hurt by the new Justice Department crackdown on the drug, according to officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs. But advocates worry the mixed message currently coming from federal...
Jan 5, 2018
The Department of Veterans Affairs said Friday it is looking to expand health care services for veterans in the Knoxville area and will begin searching within the next year for a new facility to consolidate all of its medical services. The new building would not be a...
