Business of Medicine
Government and Regulations
Trump Promises Funding Boost for VA and DoD
In an address to Congress, President Trump promised to increase spending for veterans and service personnel, while slashing budgets elsewhere.
Pharmacology
IHS Gives Pharmacy Students Hands-On Experience
The IHS partnership with universities proves to be a win-win by providing students with clinical experience and the IHS with access to...
Palliative Care
COVER to COVER: Connecting Older Veterans (Especially Rural) to Community or Veteran-Eligible Resources
A demonstration project trained community counselors to become veteran benefits specialists to improve access to benefits for veterans who are...
Government and Regulations
DoD Rolls Out EHR Genesis at Fairchild Air Force Base
New electronic health record system is built to foster teamwork and increase patient access to medical records.
News
NIOSH Guide Promotes Holistic View of Worker Health
NIOSH provides a “user-friendly” resource to improve health, safety, and environment for workers in all places of employment.
News
HHS Funds More Health Centers
More than $50 million in funding will be awarded to HRSA (Health Resources and Services Administration) -funded health centers to continue and...
Government and Regulations
Federal Health Care Leadership Starting to Take Shape
Dr. David J. Shulkin’s unanimous confirmation is one of the few points of bipartisan agreement as the Trump administration takes shape....
Article
New NCI Formulary May Help Streamline Cancer Clinical Trials
Thanks to new National Cancer Institute Formulary, clinicians are able to fast-track testing effective treatment from 6 approved major...
Government and Regulations
How Will the Trump Travel Ban Impact the VA?
More than 15,000 doctors and many more nurses, pharmacists, and other health care providers may be affected by the executive order.
Commentary
The VA Is Not Just a Hospital, It Is a Community
The residency applicant walking with me through the lobby of the Albuquerque VA hospital on the way to an interview in my office asked me, “Are...