Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
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Time To Pay The Price Of War
Help has been slow to come for members of our military and our veterans in crisis. Nearly 1 million veterans from various wars await a ruling from the Veterans Administration on their claims for disability. The VA estimates that in the next several months, another 1.2 million claims will come in as more troops return and more veterans recognize that they suffer from PTSD...
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Trauma and Technology: New Tools Teach Veterans, Clinicians about PTSD
The departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs are developing a host of tools online and on smartphones to help veterans dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder. I wrote in today’s Globe about some of the new technologies, including an online treatment program for people with PTSD symptoms and heavy alcohol use designed by Boston researchers. Read More »
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Traumatic Brain Injury in the Military: The Numbers and the Knowledge to Help
Former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, in a memorandum dated 26 June 2008, requested: "the development of a tailored plan to provide R&D investments that advance state of the art solutions for world class medical care with an emphasis on Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Prosthetics, Restoration Sight Eye Care, and other conditions directly relevant to the injuries Read More »
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Treating Organizational Ills Via Patient-Centered Care
To truly deliver “more for less” government health agencies should look to organizational advancements made by another community fraught with complexity, trying to cut costs and improve quality simultaneously — the medical community.
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Treating the Wounds of Military Sexual Trauma
One in five women screened by the Department of Veterans Affairs reports having experienced severe sexual harassment, attempted assault or rape during military service. VA officials believe the number of unreported incidents makes the actual percentage of women who have suffered military sexual trauma — also known as MST — significantly higher.
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Tricare Networks Eyed To Improve Veterans' Access To Care
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has proposed opening military Tricare networks of civilian health care providers to veterans who can’t get timely mental health care from the Department of Veterans Affairs. Read More »
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Unopened iPad Stolen from VA as Program Launches
As soon as the Department of Veterans Affairs launched its program to allow Apple iPad tablets to be used on the job, an unopened one was stolen from an agency office in Washington, according to a VA senior official. But that will not deter the VA’s plans to integrate mobile devices into healthcare delivery. Read More »
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US military veterans face inadequate care after returning from war – report
Study for Congress has 'serious misgivings' about government's treatment of US troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan us military veterans Read More »
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USC’s Virtual Care Clinic is a Step in the Future of Technology-Driven Health Care
In 2026, going to the doctor might be as easy as opening an app on your smartphone. At least, that’s what cardiologist Leslie Saxon hopes. Saxon, the founder of the USC Center for Body Computing, is moving toward that reality with her newest endeavor — the Virtual Care Clinic. Scientists at USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies recently created a virtual avatar of Saxon — who gestures, furrows her eyebrows and talks just like the doctor herself.
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V.A. Helps Millions Of Veterans
Did you know that a V.A. patient receives prescriptions and services that are either free or have a small co-pay ($15 or $50, $8 or $9 for 30-day prescriptions)? Some examples include x-rays, blood work, EKGs, flu shot or other shots, readjustment counseling, hospice care, every type of prosthetic, eyeglasses and hearing aids if needed, and many others including every major type of operation.
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VA Disability Claims For Sleep Apnea Skyrocket To Over $1.2 Billion Per Year
The Department of Veterans Affairs is reportedly spending over $1.2 billion per year to treat sleep apnea, leading one attorney to call on Congress to investigate. Read More »
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VA Embraces Nontraditional Treatments: Complementary Alternative Therapy Helps People Move The Focus Away From Their Aches And Pains
It seems an unlikely pairing. The practice of traditional - and renowned - medicine on a historic campus and a new program of alternative and complementary healing... Read More »
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VA Facing Huge Bill For Injured Soldiers Care
The Veterans Affairs healthcare system is likely facing a huge bill in the coming decades to treat soldiers severely wounded in action during the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, Kaiser Health News reported. Read More »
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VA Gives Tranquilizers To 30 Percent Of PTSD Patients, Despite Warnings
The Veterans Affairs Department treats more than 30 percent of veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder with tranquilizers such as Xanax and Valium, despite clinical practice guidelines issued in 2010 warning against their use, VA’s National Center for PTSD reported. Read More »
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VA Integrates mHealth Into Daily Care, Gives iPads To Vets
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has started several pilot programs to study the impact of mHealth on the health care of its post-9/11 veteran population. [...] Read More »
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