Veterans Health Administration
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Since the Supreme Court's ruling paved the way for states to ban abortion, confusion among the medical community in certain states is at an all-time high as to the treatments they are able to provide. The same goes for the Veterans Health Administration. The Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General recently conducted a review of its reproductive care for female veterans. Federal Drive Executive Producer Eric White spoke with Julie Kroviak, Principal Deputy Assistant Inspector General for the Office of Healthcare Inspections at VA OIG.
October 20, 2023 -
The Veterans Health Administration far exceeded its hiring goals for fiscal 2023, and is retaining health care workers at levels it hasn’t seen since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
October 16, 2023 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs is sharing more of its data with non-VA medical providers — and vice versa — to improve health care for veterans wherever they seek help.
October 06, 2023 -
Here’s how many feds would stay on the job – both with and without pay – during an upcoming shutdown65% of the overall civilian workforce would keep working though a shutdown, but hundreds of thousands would receive no pay, according to agency shutdown plans.
September 26, 2023 -
The National Artificial Intelligence Institute is developing an approach to bring uniformity across the Veterans Health Administration and its various regions and medical centers.
September 19, 2023 -
The Veterans Affairs Department has long had a nationwide network of facilities so it could be close to those it serves. But now it's taking that a step further, with a fleet of mobile medical units on wheels.
August 18, 2023 -
The Veterans Health Administration is looking to exceed its year-end hiring goals, during a year in which the agency already broke records to grow its workforce.
August 15, 2023 -
VHA is on track to beat its hiring targets for this fiscal year, but it still faces shortages in critical occupations like nursing assistants.
July 25, 2023 -
After seven years on the job, Michael Missal is one of the senior inspectors general. He joined Veterans Affairs as IG early in the second Obama administration.
June 30, 2023 -
During this exclusive webinar, moderator Tom Temin and agency and industry leaders will discuss what opportunities and resources are available for veterans and how employers can better meet the needs of veterans.
June 26, 2023 -
The Veterans Health Administration, amid a significant expansion of its health care workforce, is taking steps to ensure prospective hires receive a firm salary offer before accepting a job offer.
June 21, 2023 -
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has been steadily improving the way it delivers health care to a growing segment of the veteran population: Women. Research has unpinned many of the care initiatives.
June 21, 2023 -
The population of the nation's veterans has steadily grown more diverse — with respect to race and ethnic background — over the decades. And there are more women than ever.
June 09, 2023 -
If you've got trouble breathing, a respiratory therapist can do you a world of good. Recognizing the importance of respiratory therapy and the people who provide it, Veterans Health Administration's Maryland Health Care System has given its respiratory therapists a career boost. Now they've got a pathway to add advanced practice to their titles.
June 07, 2023 -
The VA is setting a systemwide goal to have every network using at least half of PACT Act hiring authorities implemented by the end of the year.
May 22, 2023