Zellmer Lecture Award, on September 12, 2023 in Bethesda, Maryland, as part of American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP's) annual Policy Week activities. She talked about the challenge about dealing with the pharmacists' talent, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA's) Patient ...
including changes to the pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry that was left out of December’s government spending bill. Wyden, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, attempted to pass the bipartisan legislation by unanimous consent. It was blocked ...
The surviving spouses or children of a veteran who passed away with a permanent or total disability rating may be eligible for health care through the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) program. ...
In addition to the delay, The Spokesman-Reviewreportedon Thursday that the VA “confirmed it was aware of the death in late September of a patient at the VA clinic in Columbus, Ohio” that was attributed by the facility’s assistant chief of pharmacy ...
transportation is a keysocial determinant of health (SDOH)that has a trickle-down impact on other SDOH. When people do not have access to reliable transportation, they might not access care, miss important follow-up appointments or decline to fill or pick up prescriptions from th...
A sign marks the headquarters of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C., U.S., Feb. 20, 2025.R Brian Snyder | Reuters A VA official said that when he saw the initial list, he concluded: "They're trying to push veterans into community care," referring to services prov...
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs tells Scott Pelley about his personal mission to reorganize the troubled agency for his fellow vets Nov 9, 2014 VA moves to fire 4 senior executives due to scandal The firings come as part of a government crackdown on the embattled agency after veterans ...
pharmacyphysicianradiologyreadmissionIntroduction: Increased nursing staffing levels have previously been associated with improved patient outcomes. However, the effects of physician staffing and other clinical care costs on clinical outcomes are unknown.Methods: Databases from the Department of Veterans Affairs...
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Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Over the period 1999 to 2002, inpatient bed-days declined steadily, and the number of outpatient visits increased. Outpatient pharmacy spending increased by nearly 19 percent per year, whereas spending for inpatient, residential, and outpatient nonpharmacy services...