 Empowering Our Veterans
New VA Website Gives Veterans the Tools to Make Informed Health Care Decisions
For many Veterans, deciding when,
where and how to receive health care is often one of the most complex and
challenging decisions about the entire health care process. Healthcare
performance, access or quality of care data, is very complicated, leaving many wondering
just what the best course of action is for them. Now, the Department of Veteran’s Affairs is
launching a new website with an Access
and Quality Tool to help Veterans make informed choices.
|
This tool will take highly
complex data and make it transparent to the highest number of Veterans. This is just one tool in the toolbox that VA
is introducing to restore Veterans trust and confidence. The new
online tool was developed to provide Veterans with easy to use data
related to;
- How long patients are waiting to be
seen in their VA
- How Veterans describe their experiences
scheduling primary and specialty care
- Timeliness of appointments for care
needed right away
 This new website will be a work in progress as the VA continues to receive feedback from Veterans, employees, media, VSO’s and their congressional partners, to improve the site’s tools and capabilities. The VA’s goal is to continue to improve this tool to help ensure that the access and quality of care website is a Veteran-driven, Veteran-designed point of access for the services our Veterans deserve. Please visit: www.accesstocare.va.gov
 April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month
You're Not Alone. VA Can Help.
Military Sexual Trauma (MST) related treatment is available at all VA medical facilities. All treatment for physical and mental health conditions related to experiences of MST is provided free of charge. Veterans may be eligible for free MST-related care even if they are not eligible for other VA services. No documentation of MST experiences is required. In addition, every VA healthcare system has an MST Coordinator who serves as a contact person for MST-related issues at the facility and can help Veterans access relevant VA services and programs.
CLICK HERE to view MST Coordinator information for VAAAHS.
To learn more about activities planned at for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, visit the VAAAHS facebook events calendar page.
|
 VA2K Walk & Roll Event
On Wednesday, May 17, 2017, the 7th
annual VA2K Walk & Roll event will be held at the VA Ann Arbor Medical
Center and all of our outpatient clinics in Jackson, Flint and Toledo. For
the event, which benefits our homeless Veterans, participants are asked to
bring donations such as new clothing,
toiletries, pre-packaged food and bottled water. Donations are completely voluntary and are
not required in order to participate in the event. Overall, since 2011, the VA2K has generated
donated items valued at more than $1.73 million to help homeless Veterans.
CLICK HERE to learn more about the seventh annual VA2K Walk
& Roll or visit: http://www.publichealth.va.gov/va2k/
|
 Direct Scheduling in Optometry and Audiology
At the beginning of this year, VAAAHS began direct scheduling for your routine audiology and eye exams. This means that you can call the clinics directly without the need to visit your primary care physician. The program has been a great success!
To schedule your appointment, please call 734-769-7100 or 800-361-8387, then enter 55575 for eyeglasses exams or 55902 for your routine hearing aid exam.
|
|
