VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

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Report Spreads Blame For VA Legionnaires’ Disease Outbreak

Luis Fábregas, Adam Smeltz, Mike Wereschagin and Lou Kilzer | The Tribune-Review | April 28, 2013

Systemic failures at the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System allowed a deadly Legionnaires' disease outbreak to fester, even as leaders believed they were solving the problem, a Tribune-Review analysis of a report by the Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General found. Read More »

VA/Private Sector Medical Records Sharing Partnership Completes Phase I

Press Release | Veterans Health Administration | June 5, 2015

In an effort to provide Veterans with more comprehensive care, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System can now view electronic patient records with select health care providers across the region, including UPMC, Butler Health System, ACMH Hospital, Excela Health, Heritage Valley Health System, St. Clair Hospital, Washington Health System, and Presbyterian SeniorCare. The long-awaited and milestone connectivity with ClinicalConnect’s health information exchange (HIE), improves coordination of care and will reduce unnecessary testing for thousands of western Pennsylvania Veterans receiving care from both VA and non-VA providers.

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