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What Regulations Cover the CHAMPVA, TRICARE, and MHA Programs?

Compliancy Group

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), provide benefits and programs to attend to their medical and other needs. CHAMPVA, TRICARE, and MHA are federal programs providing critical healthcare and housing support to service members, veterans, and their families. appeared first on Compliancy Group.

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Veterans’ Healthcare Facility in Arizona Exposed Employees to Potentially Deadly Hazards

HIPAA Journal

Department of Labor investigation of an Arizona Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) healthcare facility found workers had been put at risk by exposing them to potentially deadly hazards on steam lines. Employees were allowed to work on the steam lines without ensuring they followed the required safety procedures.

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Four Steps to Success in Implementing AI Within Healthcare Organizations

Healthcare IT Today

Finally, the compliance officers responsible for patient safety and regulatory adherence must assess the system as it’s being designed. In addition, the clinicians who will benefit from the system must determine whether it will support how they work and drive positive patient outcomes.

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Michigan Registered Nurse Pleads Guilty in COVID-19 Vaccination Record Card Fraud

Med-Net Compliance

Investigation of the case was conducted by the US Department of Veterans Affairs-Office of Inspector General (VA-OIG), VA Police Detroit and the Medicare Fraud Strike Force (MFSF) partners, a partnership among the Criminal Division, US Attorney’s Offices, and US Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG).

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How VA CIO Kurt Delbene is leading the agency's digital transformation

Healthcare It News

Department of Veterans Affairs the model of what it means to be a modern IT shop in the federal government. Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer Kurt Delbene says his goal is to make the U.S.

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A Second Chance to Win Your Government Healthcare Contract

Healthcare Law Blog

2021) (protest of Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) award of lease of premises to be used for a community-based outpatient clinic sustained where agency engaged in discussions with offerors, but did not alert protestor to deficiencies or weaknesses in its proposal).

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Advancing Quality of Care

AIHC

For example, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through its Veterans Health Administration (VHA), operates the largest integrated health care system in the U.S. and provides diagnostic services in support of 9 million enrolled veterans.