Nov 30, 2017
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ Financial Services Center has tapped CNSI to help overhaul its claims processing technology. This five-year, $44 million contract calls for CNSI to implement a modern and efficient processing tool for VA-FSC that can...
Nov 30, 2017
The National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) – passed in late 2016 – provides numerous changes to military health care. One of the changes, NDAA Sec. 706, establishes the Military-Civilian Integrated Health Care Delivery Systems – a sweeping new change for the...
Nov 29, 2017
Federal and military health care professionals are gathering this week for AMSUS’s 126th Annual Continuing Education Meeting. The conference runs Monday, Nov. 27 through Friday, Dec. 1 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in Oxon Hill, Maryland....
Nov 29, 2017
Today the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that the White House VA Hotline, first launched in June as part of President Donald J. Trump’s commitment to reforming VA, is now fully staffed with live agents working to serve Veterans 24-hours a day, 365...
Nov 29, 2017
Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin reached out to state and local leaders Wednesday in a conference that follows President Donald Trump’s proclamation to make November “National Veterans and Military Families Month.” Shulkin made it clear that he is not afraid...
Nov 28, 2017
Dr. Kenneth Bertram, Principal Assistant for Acquisition for the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command, led the USAMRMC’s presence at the 2017 BioEurope meeting in Berlin, Germany, Nov. 5-8. This year’s meeting hosted more than 4,000 attendees...
Nov 28, 2017
Zeriscope, a provider of mobile telemedicine examination systems, announced its selection by the Army Advanced Medical Technology Initiative (AAMTI) to assist in a study to mitigate the effects of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Zeriscope’s real-time streaming...
Nov 27, 2017
For veterans at risk of homelessness, the tipping point can be as trivial as a jaywalking ticket. Too often, a veteran can’t afford to pay the fee for that ticket, and then can’t get to court to explain the circumstances — perhaps because of a lack of access to public...
Nov 27, 2017
In a large lecture hall on the campus of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, West Virginia National Guard Col. Todd Fredricks greeted students with a smile of gratitude as they entered the room Nov. 2, 2017. As each chair in long line of rows begins to fill, the...
Nov 27, 2017
New York is the latest state to join 27 others with providing PTSD patients with medical marijuana as a treatment option. For the last two years, dispensaries and alternative medicine clinics, in Oregon have been supplying medical marijuana to PTSD patients with a...
Nov 27, 2017
Post-military life can be a flood of decisions, from finding a new career to choosing how, or if, you want to cut your hair. While health care isn’t always a top priority, it’s among one of the most significant and confusing decisions military families...
Nov 27, 2017
A partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and River Hospital in Alexandria Bay is proving to be a success, according to VA officials. The hospital offers the River Community Wellness Program, an Intensive Outpatient Program for veterans who are...