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Appendix A: Veterans Health Administration and Infectious Disease
Pages 83-88

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... Department of Defense medical system and assist in the provision of health care during times of emergencies and natural disasters. One of the largest health care systems in the nation, VHA is the largest component of the U.S.
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From page 84...
... This appendix is intended to acquaint the reader with selected programs and aspects of the VHA which are unique, rather than provide a comprehensive review of all VHA programs that address infectious diseases. The following discussions address the five thematic areas discussed in the workshop summary (i.e., research, clinical practice, surveillance and monitoring, education, and drug formularies)
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From page 85...
... CIRN ensures that a patient's primary care provider can receive all data on that patient's care, no matter where it was originally delivered. CIRN presents an opportunity to monitor health care delivery patterns and to allow VHA to modify clinical guidelines on the basis of current physician practices (DVA, Veterans Health Administration, 1998~.
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From page 86...
... SURVEILLANCE AND MONITORING Emerging Pathogens Initiative EPI has been online since 1998 and is operated by the Program Office for Infectious Diseases. EPI allows VHA to track emerging pathogens on a national level, with no additional labor required at the local level.
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From page 87...
... This volume, which serves both as a reference for current practitioners and as a textbook for a workshop in the year 2000, is intended to assist in the prevention of the spread of infectious diseases. In addition, the guidebook serves to provide information and guidance to DVA health care teams.
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From page 88...
... This provides VHA with a large amount of leverage when contracting for new pharmaceuticals. In addition, the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 requires pharmaceutical companies to offer selected products to VHA at the Federal Ceiling Price, which is approximately equal to the average nonfederal manufacturer's price plus a 24 percent discount (Kunzi, 19994.
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