PODCAST: Maintaining Veteran Engagement and Care During the Transition to VHA

In this episode of the Fed Health Forward podcast series, Dr. David LaBorde, CEO, Iconic Data Inc. and senior advisor to DSS, Inc., and Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen, a new strategic advisor to DSS, Inc., discuss strategies for effectively helping Veterans to transition from the Department of Defense into the Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA).

At The Spring 2022 DoD/VA & Government HIT Summit, Dr. David LaBorde and Dr. Barbara Van Dahlen, gave a presentation titled, “Transition from DoD to VA – Maintaining Veteran Engagement in Care Post-Transition.” The session highlighted the importance of ensuring that each Veteran’s first experiences with the Veterans Healthcare Administration (VHA) are positive.

A key part of ensuring a strong transition, where there are no gaps in care for Veterans, is to develop strategies for ensuring sustained engagement, and leverage solutions such as the DSS Iconic Data Suicide Prevention Manager (SPM). This solution offers a clinical business intelligence engine that allows for the observation of Veterans who have been identified to be at risk for suicide, and to identify, in real-time, potential defects in the Veteran’s care that may require intervention.

Following are key highlights from this podcast interview:

• About Dr. Van Dahlen and her experience as the former executive director of the PREVENTS Presidential Executive Order Task Force. (1:07)

• Why the topic of effective transition from the DoD to the VHA is important. (3:32)

• About the DSS Iconic Data Suicide Prevention Manager (SPM) as a key solution. (5:54)

• Why it’s a challenge to get Veterans into the VA. (13:44)

• What the future holds for enhancing care outcomes across all of the VA. (16:29)

Please click here to learn more about DSS Iconic Data Suicide Prevention Manager (SPM) solution. In addition, to learn about DSS’ suite of federal health IT solutions, please click here.