Industry News
General Dynamics Awarded U.S. Army Medical Command Regional Training Contract
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 ... Read More
VA becomes first hospital system to release opioid prescribing rates
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 ... Read More
DoD gives GlobalMed authority to run telehealth services on federal networks
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 ... Read More
VETERANS AFFAIRS: New, improved VA clinic opens in Clarksville, Tenn.
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 ... Read More
1Vision Awarded Home Telehealth Contract from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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 ... Read More
Helping Veterans combat lung cancer
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 ... Read More
Gilbane Wins Two 2017 U.S. Air Force Design Awards
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 ... Read More
Survey indicates higher satisfaction with military medical facilities
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 ... Read More
Combat veterans coming home with CTE
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 ... Read More
VA Attempts Faster Payments to Private-Sector Providers
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 ... Read More