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VA hospitals do pretty darn well in a national survey

The Veterans Health Administration recently participated, for the first time ever, in an annual survey of hospital quality conducted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. VA did well. The survey is known as the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS). Starting off with the fact that this was not a VA survey, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with Dr. Shereef Elnahal, the VA's top medical official.

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VA tries a novel way to ensure veterans get to their medical appointments

Veterans Affairs

Veterans Affairs is looking at treating some mental health problems with psychedelics

Veterans Affairs

VA secretary urges EHR rollout to continue, but 'very concerned' about system outages

Veterans Affairs

Even before it was public, AFGE has been stomping on VA's realignment plan

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VA study of health care market access has some data gaps

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Government Accountability Office finds policy lapses that hinder VA's ability to respond to complaints

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Federal Tech Talk

A look at the future of Healthcare IT

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When the pandemic hit, VA was more ready than its patients

President Joe Biden delivers a speech on infrastructure spending at Carpenters Pittsburgh Training Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Federal Newscast

What does the White House's infrastructure plan mean for federal agencies?

Veterans Affairs

VA restarts collection notices for benefits overpayments after COVID put them on hold

Veterans Affairs

VA healthcare workers feeling pandemic burnout 9 months in

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Veterans Affairs

Watchdog faults VA chief over handling of sex assault report

In this photo taken Thursday, April 2, 2015, Dr. Thomas Whetzel, chief of plastic surgery, consults with Army veteran Lisa at the Sacramento Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Rancho Cordova, Calif. The Sacramento hospital had the highest percentage of appointments delayed by at least a month among VA centers in California and ranked sixth-worst nationally out of 150 full-service VA hospitals.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Federal Newscast

VA sees slight drop in facilities with staffing shortages

Pfc. Michael Roberts and Pvt. Nicholas Brown, cavalry scouts for Charlie Troop, 1st Squadron, 82nd Cavalry Regiment navigate rough eastern Washington terrain on foot while conducting dismounted zone reconnaissance training at the Yakima Training Center in Yakima, Wash., June 25, 2019. The training is part of a large-scale exercise known as eXportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC), which focuses on improving individual and team skillsets, decision making, equipment familiarization, and deployment readiness. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Jennifer Lena, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

Federal Newscast

Army to increase maximum re-enlistment bonus

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Federal Drive

VA IG: Medical police lack planning, oversight

Defense

OSC helps VA whistleblowers retain jobs, regain reputations

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Bobbie Kilberg, President, Northern Virginia Technology Council

Federal Drive

D.C. VA Medical Center hosts 'Ladies' Night'

Defense

Computer Glitches at Veterans Affairs