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Theranica lands VA contract for migraine device

February 16, 2021 By Nancy Crotti

Theranica announced today that it has signed a contract to supply its Nerivio device to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for use by veterans who suffer from chronic migraine headaches. Nerivio is worn on the upper arm for 45 minutes and uses remote electrical neuromodulation to activate the brain’s native conditioned pain modulation […]

Filed Under: Bioelectronic Medicine, Business/Financial News, Featured Tagged With: Theranica Bio-Electronics, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

VA hospitals’ PPE supplies inadequate for second wave of COVID-19

June 12, 2020 By Nancy Crotti

U.S. veterans hospitals have only about a 30-day supply of personal protective equipment at the ready for staff use should a second wave of  COVID-19 strike the nation, a VA official told a Senate committee this week. Dr. Richard Stone, executive in charge of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, testified that the agency operates […]

Filed Under: Featured, Hospital Care Tagged With: COVID-19, supply chain, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

5 ways medtech research aims to help veterans

November 7, 2019 By Nancy Crotti

As the United States prepares to honor its military veterans on Monday, medtech researchers are working to help survivors wounded in battle, both in body and mind. Whether the research comes out of government, industry or academia, there’s also a desire to help veterans facing other health challenges. Get the full story on our sister […]

Filed Under: Big Data, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Featured, Imaging, Neurological, News Well, Regenerative Medicine, Research & Development, Respiratory, Surgical, Transplants, Wound Care Tagged With: DARPA, stratasys, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Report: VA in talks with Apple to move EHRs to iOS devices

November 21, 2018 By Fink Densford

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs could be partnering with Apple (NSDQ:AAPL) to bring electronic health records to iOS-based smartphones for military veterans across the country, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Through the deal, Apple would build out software that would allow the approximately nine million veterans in the country to transfer their […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Electronic Medical Records (EMR), Featured, Software / IT Tagged With: Apple, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

VA looks to launch largest US medical implant registry

June 11, 2018 By Fink Densford

The US Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to launch the largest medical device implant tracking registry in the US with collaborative help from the FDA, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Department of Defense, according to a Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society report. The VA hopes that, with the help of the […]

Filed Under: Patient Monitoring Tagged With: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

VA signs $10B EHR contract with Cerner

May 18, 2018 By Fink Densford

The Department of Veteran’s Affairs said yesterday it approved a $10 billion, 10-year contract with Cerner Corp. (NSDQ:CERN) to implement an electronic health record system, which Acting VA Secretary Robert Wilkie called one of the largest IT contracts in the federal government. With the deal, the VA will switch from its internally developed VistA system to off-the-shelf […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Electronic Medical Records (EMR) Tagged With: Cerner Corp., U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Stratasys is creating a 3-D printing network in V.A. hospitals: Here’s how

March 17, 2017 By Danielle Kirsh

The 3D printing and additive manufacturing company Stratasys has announced that it is collaborating with the U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs to release one of the first 3D printing hospital networks in the U.S. The Dept. of Veterans Affairs Center for Innovation (VACI) hopes that this collaboration will have a positive effect on patient care […]

Filed Under: Hospital Care, Prosthetics Tagged With: 3D printing, MedTech, stratasys, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

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