Rural Health
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VA: Veterans Rural Health Advisory Committee, Notice of Meeting
Federal Register
Oct 4, 2024 - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will hold a virtual public meeting on October 24, 2024, from 8:00 - 5:30 p.m. Eastern. Agenda items include updates from VA leadership, the Executive Director of the VA Office of Rural Health, and the Committee Chair, as well as presentations by subject matter experts on general rural healthcare access.
Source: Federal Register
Oct 2, 2024 - Announces the Emergency Medicine Analytics Team through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration Office of Rural Health in an effort to improve healthcare for rural veterans. The team will focus on access to acute services and the quality of emergency care with attention to evaluation, innovation, and dissemination of effective practices. Notes the high costs to the VA for veterans that receive emergency care at non-VA emergency departments.
Source: Vanderbilt University Medical Center