Veterans Affairs

VA employee files EHR lawsuit, claiming lack of accessibility features

The VA launched the new EHR in White City, Oregon in June 2022, but a VA employee says she raised unresolved accessibility concerns before launch.

IT Modernization

A patient receives a transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, Palo Alto, Calif. The device, which uses magnetic fields to stimulate the brain, is being used on military veterans suffering from depression. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

VA still dealing with fallout from Change Healthcare ransomware attack

Veterans Affairs

If this bill passes, U.S. Mint would start issuing bite coin

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Veterans Affairs hopes non-human entity can help keep tabs on patients

Veterans Affairs

What veterans sometimes don’t know about VA could fill a book

Veterans Affairs

Good Ship NDAA maneuvers steadily through congressional shoals

Congress

How VA’s flagship app got to 2M downloads in less than 3 years

IT Modernization

Democrats warn layoffs ahead as House GOP proposes agency spending cuts

Budget

Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, testifies before the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday, July 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades)

VA secretary admits ‘massive mistakes’ over improper executive bonuses, rejects calls for firings

Hiring/Retention

VA touts engaged workforce as key to highest-ever veteran trust scores

Veterans Affairs

llinois Rep. Mike Bost argues legislation while on the House floor during session at the state Capitol in Springfield Ill.

Scrutiny intensifies regarding VA ‘bonus blunder’

Federal Newscast

VA to give veterans more ways to leave digital legacy when they’re gone

The Veterans Legacy Memorial allows surviving friends and family members to share memories of a veteran in their life who passed.

Veterans Affairs

FILE - This Monday, April 28, 2014 file photo shows the Phoenix VA Health Care Center. Weeks after receiving emergency aid in August 2017, the Department of Veterans Affairs is cautioning that the Veterans Choice private-sector health program backed by President Donald Trump could run low again on money sooner than expected, threatening to disrupt care for hundreds of thousands of veterans in two months. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

VA sees more patients, cuts wait times, despite higher workload

The Department of Veterans is driving down wait times for veterans to receive health care — even as the VA sees record demand for its services.

Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs could improve how it assesses patients when they leave its hospitals

Veterans Affairs

The Veterans Affairs office of inspector general has revealed a fundamental way to improve care. It has to do with assessing patients about to be discharged.