| VA SEEKS SYSTEM TO
TRACK AND ASSESS PTSD TREATMENT
The software will run alongside VA's
VistA computerized patient record system and extract data on
veterans' PTSD care.
NOTE from Larry Scott, VA
Watchdog dot Org ... The quote in this story that bothers me
is:
The department now wants to
be able to assess its treatment and outcomes.
There's a certain element of
"tracking" in this statement. So, would it be just tracking
the various forms of treatment, or tracking the veteran?
Use our search engine for more
about veterans and PTSD ... here ...
http://www.yourvabenefits.org/sessearch.php?q=ptsd&op=and
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Veterans agency to track, assess
PTSD treatments
By Mary Mosquera
http://www.govhealthit.com/newsitem.aspx?nid=72321
The Veterans Affairs Department wants to develop a Web-based
system for tracking and analyzing clinical data about the
treatment that veterans
 receive
for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
The VA has said previously that it has expanded care for the large
number of soldiers returning from service in Iraq and Afghanistan
who suffer from the condition. The department now wants to be able
to assess its treatment and outcomes.
VA published a request for proposals from vendors for the PTSD
treatment monitoring tool on the Federal Business Opportunities
Web site Oct. 28.
The software will run alongside VA’s VistA computerized patient
record system and extract data on veterans’ PTSD care, according
to the notice. The system will then generate reports for VA
healthcare program managers.
Once the system is deployed, the program manager will be able to
view a set of patients grouped by their providers and the
patients’ summary of treatment. The system will let the program
manager evaluate “how treatments are being applied across diverse
clinics with convenience and efficiency,” the notice said.
The PTSD software will use historical and current patient and
appointment data, prescription information and assessments from a
separate mental health assistant software tool that is
incorporated in the patient record system.
The vendor will apply a Java program to transform and analyze the
data. For instance, prescription information could be converted
into average dose with a start and end date, according to the
notice.
VA said it will apply information privacy and security safeguards,
including controlled access to the program.
The contract will be for one year. Vendors must respond by Nov.
13. The notice is online ... here ...
https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=f
orm&id=ce7db8366df838c8cbc247fe20f5
c1ce&tab=core&_cview=1
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TOPICS:
veterans, veterans' benefits, VA, Department of Veterans' Affairs,
PTSD, computer |
