Military medical & Veterans Affairs Forum
Cover / Q&A
Features DoD Veterinary Medicine Veterinary medicine within the Army Public Health Command is not limited to bomb-sniffing dogs. Maintaining food safety is another focus of DoD’s veterinary branch. By Peter Buxbaum
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leadership Insight
Rear Admiral Raquel C. Bono, Command Surgeon, U.S. Pacific Command, discusses advanced sustainable capacity building with interagency collaboration, focused on building relationships with allies and partners in East Asia, in an exclusive interview.
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Rear Admiral Raquel C. Bono discusses Pacific Command’s surveilling efforts and work with regard to this nascent public health threat.
VA maintains the electronic health record VistA while DoD maintains the electronic health system AHLTA. Enhancing the interoperability of these two systems is a focus of military medicine. By Peter Buxbaum
Northern Regional Medical Command issued a solicitation for the standardization of vital signs monitors. In this feature we examine what is on the market today. By Chris McCoy
Much like in the civilian sphere, it is common for the VA and DoD to seek auxiliary manpower within the health care sector for a wide range of workers. By Henry Canaday
Avian Influenza H7N9
July 2013 Volume 17, Issue 3
Electronic Health Records
Departments
The Perfect Monitor
Contracting for Medical Staff
Industry Interview
2 Editor’s Perspective 3 People/Program Notes 14 Vital Signs 27 Resource Center
Jason Santamaria President Stanley Healthcare
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David Bowen
Chief Information Officer Military Health System
“Despite the turbulent nature of change and the everevolving technologies we work on, it is critical that we have the right policies and frameworks in place, and we are working on those issues now.” - David Bowen