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Veterans' health care in the United States is separated geographically into 19 regions (numbered 1, 2, 4–10, 12 and 15–23) [1] known as VISNs, or Veterans Integrated Service Networks, into systems within each network headed by medical centers, and hierarchically within each system by division level of care or type.
The Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) was established in 1978 as a specialty program addressing dementia concerns among aging veterans across the VISN23 VA Midwest Health Care Network. [13] [14] GRECC operates a clinical service to identify and treat a variety of dementia-related conditions. The center also operates ...
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the component of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) led by the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health [2] that implements the healthcare program of the VA through a nationalized healthcare service in the United States, providing healthcare and healthcare-adjacent services to veterans through the administration and operation ...
VISTA's Architecture is an "Onion" with concentric layers of functions. At its core is a single shared database that all applications use. The Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VISTA) is the system of record for the clinical, administrative and financial operations of the Veterans Health Administration [1] VISTA consists of over 180 clinical, financial, and ...
VistAWeb is a portal accessible through CPRS (Computerized Patient Recordkeeping System), the graphical user interface for the Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (), the electronic health record used throughout the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical system (known as the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)).
The ACTS network brought in 8.2 million subscribers, increasing VISN's total national coverage to about 20 million households. The combined network was branded as VISN-ACTS. VISN-ACTS was rebranded as the Faith & Values Channel in 1993, with its programming being refocused to include more news and information content. [10]
Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center (MEDVAMC) is a hospital affiliated with and operated by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs in the Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. [1] It is one of the department's largest hospitals, serving Harris County, Texas and 27 surrounding counties. [2]
In 2011 a group of homeless veterans sued the center, claiming that the VA was renting land in the center for commercial gain and ignoring the needs of homeless veterans for housing. [1] [2] In 2015, as part of the settlement of the 2011 lawsuit, [3] the Department of Veterans Affairs released a draft master plan for the future of the campus. [2]