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Rewiring the VA

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on · 3 comments
ModernHealthcare.com; By Joseph Conn
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Much of the attention of the healthcare industry over the past several weeks has been focused on Washington and the various proposals before Congress to boost the faltering economy, including spending billions of dollars subsidizing health information technology. Meanwhile, another healthcare IT issue carries a lower profile but will have direct impact on the largest, integrated healthcare delivery organization in the country—the 153-hospital, 731-clinic Veterans Affairs Department healthcare system.

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I am a disabled veteran and use the local clinic for healthcare, but the computer system is a mess because every other time I went there, they couldn't enter anything in record because the computers were down. They also use entirely Microsoft software. Although I can get down there to get checked up for my diagnosis that I got the pension for, anything else I have to wait at least 3 weeks to get in. Whenever I get any problem that can't wait that long like a prostate prostate infection or sinus infection, I have to go to the local public hospital and I never get reimbursed.
bhout, thank you for your service.

Your story makes me wish I could do something about it. I hope someone who can will see your post. It's a crime that our veterans suffer while politicians carve up a trillion dollars for their cronies. But I digress.
> ...while politicians carve up a trillion dollars for their cronies.

There's no need to be repetitive, NoDough.

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