Health Policy
Government and Regulations
VA Rolls Out New and Improved Veterans Community Care Program
This new “landmark initiative” gives veterans more flexibility in their health care preferences and improves the quality of care.
Original Research
Use and Effectiveness of the Teach-Back Method in Patient Education and Health Outcomes
A review of the literature on the teach-back method of education suggests that the technique may be beneficial in reinforcing patient education....
Pharmacology
Probiotic Use for the Prevention of Antibiotic- Associated Clostridium difficile Infection
News
Life After Liver Transplantation
New study explores the “practical aspects of life after liver transplantation,” and looks into the health care resources available for patients...
Program Profile
Development of a Program to Support VA Community Living Centers’ Quality Improvement
Through implementation of the LOCK bundle of practices, VA Community Living Center staff develop, pilot, and spread new systems for communication...
Original Research
Improving Health Care for Veterans With Gulf War Illness
Physicians need to recognize and manage Gulf War illness and similar postdeployment, chronic, multisymptom diseases among veterans of recent...
News
Electronic health records linked to lower patient safety
Higher reliance on electronic health records in practice was associated with reduced safety scores in a statewide survey of 297 oncology nurses...
News
VA Community Living Centers Health Care Reports Are Now Public
Report results for 134 VA community living centers highlight the recent quality of care and outperformance of the private sector...
News
FDA chief calls for stricter scrutiny of electronic health records
The government spent more than $36 billion over 10 years to switch to digital records. In that time, thousands of reports of deaths, injuries, and...
News
Survey: Americans support regulation of vaping products
Despite FDA efforts under Commissioner Scott Gottlieb to raise awareness of teen vaping, only 21% of those surveyed correctly responded that e-...