Becker's Healthcare October 6, 2023
Noah Schwartz

The Department of Veterans Affairs signed a data-sharing pledge with 13 health systems, including Pittsburgh-based UPMC and Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente, Federal News Network reported Oct. 6.

The partnership is designed to allow private-sector clinicians to inform veteran patients of VA benefits and create a “seamless” care transition between VA facilities and non-VA hospitals. Non-VA hospitals often rely on patients to self-report their veteran status.

The data sharing pledge comes as the VA looks to...

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Topics: EMR / EHR, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, HIE (Interoperability), Provider, Technology, VA / DoD
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