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WASHINGTON – The Department of ans, and to offer that care as soon as possible Other efforts underway include a web- represents a 12 percent increase in authori-
Veterans Affairs’ (VA) top health care of- to Veterans how and where they desire to site enhancement that will allow Veterans to zations when compared to the same period
ficial announced progress and new steps receive that care. The initiative ensures that check wait times in real time where ever they in 2014/2015.
VA is taking to improve Veterans access to the entire VA health care system is engaged live – this includes new and existing patients
health care. Dr. David J. Shulkin, Under Sec- in the transformation of VA into a Veteran- and a new, easy-to-use scheduling software s