VA and DOD Health Care: VA Has Policies and Outreach Efforts to Smooth Transition from DOD Health Care, but Sharing of Health Information Remains Limited

Abstract

Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) andOperation Enduring Freedom(OEF) servicemembers and thosewho are discharged from militaryservice may receive health carefrom the Department of VeteransAffairs (VA). Since the onset ofOIF and OEF, the Department ofDefense (DOD) has reported thatmore than 15,000 servicemembershave been wounded in combat.Those who are seriously injuredrequire comprehensive health careservices and may be treated ateither DOD or VA medical facilities.Because VA is expected to providehealth care to many of the injuredOIF and OEF servicemembers,concerns have been raised aboutthe ease with which theseindividuals and their health careinformation transition from DODsto VAs health care system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 28, 2005
Accession Number
AD1152489

Entities

People

  • Cynthia A. Bascetta

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afghanistan Conflict
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Brain Injuries
  • Congress
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Department Of Defense
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Governments
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Iraqi-War
  • Law
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Medicine
  • National Guard
  • Rehabilitation
  • Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • United States
  • United States Government

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  • Medicine
  • Political science

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