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VA’s Exposure Ed app is designed to assist community providers with providing information to Veterans on potential health effects associated with certain exposures during military service. These exposures include certain chemicals, air pollutants, radiation, occupational or environmental hazards, and warfare agents. The app also provides information on nearby VA facilities, allowing you to assist Veterans with identifying where they can access benefits and services.
With the app, you can search for information on exposures by specific exposure name, date and location of military service, or conflict. You can also learn about potential health effects from these exposures and related VA programs and policies. The app provides tips for asking questions and communicating risk, helps you create a care plan, and lets you build a customized note of related information that can be shared with the Veteran.
Apple and Android mobile device users can download the Exposure Ed app for free in the App Store or Google Play Store. Learn more about the app at https://mobile.va.gov/app/exposure-ed.
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Cotiviti’s public-facing website and the Cotiviti Customer Service number are now active in support of the 2022 VA Payment Recovery Audit.
In addition, Cotiviti posted a preliminary audit plan to their website on Dec. 20, 2021, which remains open for comments until Feb. 3, 2022. VA encourages you to use the comment period to share any audit questions or concerns by using the online form on the Cotiviti website.
For all other inquiries, please call 855-287-1667, Monday–Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST.
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The Clinical Viewer module is now available within HealthShare Referral Manager (HSRM). The modules allow community providers to access clinical summaries for the Veterans they care for, including diagnoses, prior medical procedures, medications, lab results, immunizations, and allergies.
The Clinical Viewer module also gives HSRM users a secure, centralized source of medical history and patient details for a Veteran. Information that previously had to be shared by fax or file sharing is now automatically available, making it easier than ever for community providers to ensure they are as informed as possible about the Veterans in their care. Community providers will have access to these medical records for the duration of the Veteran’s referral.
Several Clinical Viewer resources are available:
If you have questions, please contact us at ccra@va.gov.
*Note: Please make sure to log into your HSRM account at least once every 60 days to keep your account active. If your account becomes inactive, email hsrmsupport@va.gov.
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VA continues to pursue better ways to manage Veterans’ pain while limiting the risks of long-term opioid therapy. VA’s integrated healthcare system allows it to move quickly on new evidence and guideline recommendations to improve care. VA emphasizes the safe and responsible use of prescription opioids as model of pain care. Learn more here.
Opioid Safety Training
VA encourages providers to take Veteran-centric training on opioid safety through VHA TRAIN.
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Section 131: Opioid Safety Initiative (Requires NPI number for access) This one-hour course was designed to build a collaborative effort between the VA and community care providers promoting evidence-based management of Veterans with chronic pain, improve patient outcomes, and decrease incidence of complications about opioid prescribing. No accreditation offered. Time: 1 hour / 1 CEU
- Complete the course evaluation to earn credit
- An account with VHA TRAIN is required to register; create a VHA TRAIN account
- Questions? Contact vhatrain@va.gov
Since 2013, VHA’s opioid overdose education and naloxone distribution program has distributed more than 416,000 prescriptions of naloxone, a life-saving medication used to block the effects of a potentially fatal opioid overdose, to Veterans. (REF: https://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=5492 )
For more than 20 years, VA has focused on reducing the use of opioids and continually builds upon that work by employing four broad strategies to address the opioid epidemic: education, pain management, risk mitigation and addiction treatment. VA takes an interdisciplinary approach to care focused on a Veteran’s Whole Health by using non-pharmacological, complementary pain management treatments, self-care, skill building, and support to transition from a biomedical to a biopsychosocial model of pain care.
To learn more about system-wide strategies VA has implemented since the launch of the Opioid Safety Initiative, check out VA’s article “Addressing the Opioid Epidemic in the United States: Lessons from the Department of Veterans Affairs” here.
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Check out the latest community care articles posted to VA’s official VantagePoint blog:
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Webinar: CBT for Insomnia: What You Need to Know (February 8, 2022, 12–1:00PM ET)
This webinar explains how Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) for patients with a history of concussion can help with other conditions beyond insomnia. CBT-I can also help other conditions ranging from depression to anxiety, PTSD, and chronic pain.
Register for the webinar through VHA TRAIN. If you do not have an account, create one.
Go to WRIISC Provider Training for more provider education and training opportunities.
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Webinar: Writing Support Letters for Transgender Veterans (On-Demand)
This webinar explains the role of medical and mental health clinicians in writing letters of support for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) Veterans. It describes the different types of support letters, key components to include, how to identify the appropriate clinician to write the letter, and provides supporting resources.
Register for the webinar through VHA TRAIN. If you do not have an account, create one.
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Webinar: Community Care Referrals (February 24, 2021, 1-3:00PM ET)
This webinar provides an overview of community care referrals and associated processes. The webinar also discusses the precertification process, community provider roles and responsibilities, provides supporting resources.
Register for the webinar through VHA TRAIN. If you do not have an account, create one.
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Webinar: HSRM Training (Every Monday, 2-4:00PM ET and Tuesday, 1-3:00PM ET)
This webinar provides an overview of HealthShare Referral Manager (HSRM), VA’s online system for the referral and authorization management process for Veteran care. An in-depth walk-thru of HSRM is included in the presentation.
Register for the webinar through VHA TRAIN. If you do not have an account, create one.
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