Feb 26, 2018
The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Interagency Task Force (IATF) on Veterans Small Business Development and the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA) will hold public meetings March 7 and 8, respectively, at SBA headquarters...
Feb 23, 2018
The 745th Forward Surgical Team, a detachment of the 31st Combat Support Hospital, became the Army’s first unit to upgrade into a Forward Resuscitation and Surgical Team at Fort Bliss, Texas, Feb. 6. The unit converted as part of a coordinated medical materiel...
Feb 22, 2018
Tricare Prime users in the West region who need civilian specialty care won’t need an official Tricare referral through March 18, Tricare officials said, thanks to problems stemming from a series of changes rolled out Jan. 1. Typically, Tricare Prime users must...
Feb 21, 2018
Today the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that it has approved a medical research partnership with DeepMind to address the global issue of patient deterioration during hospital care, which accounts for 11 percent of in-hospital deaths around the world....
Feb 20, 2018
As the use of surgical robotics increases, the Air Force Medical Service is training its surgical teams in the latest technology, ensuring patients have access to the most advanced surgical procedures and best possible outcomes. To address the demand for training...
Feb 15, 2018
A lifesaving Defense Department policy that whisks wounded troops off the battlefield to lifesaving care within the first hour of injury is a luxury Marines may not have headed into the next big fight. The policy is credited with a near 98 percent survival...
Feb 15, 2018
A Utah man pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in federal court Tuesday afternoon for his role in a fraud scheme he devised to obtain government construction contracts set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Businesses. Stanley Raass, age 44, of...
Feb 13, 2018
Amazon has been growing its medical supply business – selling gloves, syringes and other health-care sundries to dentists, doctors and hospitals – in an early sign of its efforts to enter the health care industry. Unlike Amazon’s secretive plans to shake up the...
Feb 13, 2018
JE Dunn Construction, the sixth largest healthcare building contractor in the United States, is making it mark on the federal healthcare market. The company is opening three new facilities in three states over the next 30 days as it completes medical facilities at...
Feb 12, 2018
In the fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget, President Trump is proposing a total of $198.6 billion for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This request, an increase of $12.1 billion over 2018, will ensure the nation’s Veterans receive high-quality health care and...
Feb 1, 2018
Change Healthcare today announced that it has been awarded a new Digital Imaging Network-PACS (DIN-PACS) IV contract by the United States Defense Logistics Agency. The DIN-PACS IV contract is a multiyear, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract with a...