Health Policy
Commentary
The Right, and Now the Wrong of 2017
Commentary
The Right and Wrong of 2017
It is customary at the end of the year for editors of journals and magazines to publish “the best and the worst of the year” or top 10 lists of...
Patient Care
Providers’ Attitudes and Knowledge of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
A survey of community-based outpatient clinic health care providers suggests the need for additional education and training to increase their...
News
Translating Research Into Practice the NIOSH Way
A partnership created by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health examines more than 2 decades of research to find better ways...
Patient Care
The Future of Choice & VA Health Care
In late August, the President signed legislation that provided $2.1 billion to extend a program that gives veterans enrolled in the VHA a “Choice...
Government and Regulations
VA Proposes New Telehealth Rule
Rule would ease state-based licensure limitations that restrict the use of telehealth across state lines.
News
Spotting Sepsis Sooner
CDC launches new campaign with resources for health care professionals to be proactive about sepsis infections.
Commentary
Bearing the Standard
An esteemed ethics colleague forwarded me a Washington Post column that raises an important, neglected aspect of the Choice program and other VA...
Commentary
The Disease for Which There Is No Cure and Not Enough Conversation
If I simply let the title of this column stand alone, I suspect most readers of Federal Practitioner would fill in the blank with diseases, such...
News
DoD, VA Join Federal Response to Harvey
In the wake of the hurricane that hit the Gulf Coast, federal agencies and military personnel have stepped in to provide rescue and aid for...