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VISN1 Rural Health Program
Daniel H. Mades
Rural Health Consultant
Veterans Integrated Service Network 1
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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONVETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION – OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH
Rural Veterans in New England
In 2013, about 939,000 veterans in New EnglandCurrently: • Enrollees 361,800
– About 115,000 are Rural
• VA System users / active patients: 260,000– About 82,000 are Rural
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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONVETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION – OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH
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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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONVETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION – OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH
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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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONVETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION – OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH
Program Management
• Proposal development & review• Resource management
– Personnel– Funds
• Project management expertise/consulting– Planning– Scheduling– Execution– Review– Reporting
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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONVETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION – OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH
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
• Information Sharing: – VA Private– Care Collaboration
• Case Management• Palliative Care• Spiritual support• Medication reconciliation• Group Specialty Clinics• Physical Rehab• Dermatology
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VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATIONVETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION – OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH
Contact: Daniel H. MadesVeterans Health AdministrationOffice of Rural HealthVISN 1 Rural Health [email protected]: (781) 999 1495
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