Transcript VISN1 Rural Health Program

VISN1 Rural Health Program
Daniel H. Mades
Rural Health Consultant
Veterans Integrated
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Rural Veterans in New England
In 2013, about 939,000 veterans in New England
Currently:
• Enrollees 361,800
– About 115,000 are Rural
• VA System users / active patients: 260,000
– About 82,000 are Rural
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VA Rural Health in New England
• Rural veterans have limited access to VA care
• Office of Rural Health provides special-purpose funding to
assist with that access
• Veterans Rural Health Resource Center - Eastern Region
“North” is hosted at the Lewiston, Me Community Based
Outpatient Clinic
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Roles & Responsibilities
VISN Rural Health Consultant (VRC)
Program Manager / Liaison
– Communications
• Crossing VISNs, Regions
– Organizational Relationships
• VHACO –Region – VISN - Station
– Promising Practices
• Pilot projects
• Operationalization
• Propagation
– Access to care
• Efficiencies
• Expanded services in rural areas
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Program Management
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Proposal development & review
Resource management
– Personnel
– Funds
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Project management expertise/consulting
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Planning
Scheduling
Execution
Review
Reporting
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VISN1 FY 15 Rural Health
- Spectrum of Pilots
• Telemedicine
• Women's Health
– Maternity Care
– Breast health
• Mental Health
• Home Care
– Primary
– Retinal Imaging
• Provider & Staff Education
• ALS
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• Information Sharing:
– VA
Private
– Care Collaboration
• Case Management
• Palliative Care
• Spiritual support
• Medication reconciliation
• Group Specialty Clinics
• Physical Rehab
• Dermatology
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Questions?
Contact:
Daniel H. Mades
Veterans Health Administration
Office of Rural Health
VISN 1 Rural Health Consultant
[email protected]
Ph: (781) 999 1495
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