Maxim Government Services: The Mission, September 2009

From the September 2009 edition of the Maxim Government Services: The Mission monthly e-newsletter:

In the News
Baltimore VA Medical Centers Join Epilepsy Research Network(http://baltimore.bizjournals.com/baltimore/)

The Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care System will become part of a new Northeast Epilepsy Center of Excellence Network.

Funded by a five-year, $6 million federal grant, the network will include VA medical centers in Baltimore, Richmond, Va., and West Haven, Conn. The VA systems will share epilepsy data with academic research centers.
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Maxim Government Services: The Mission, August 2009

From the August 2009 edition of the Maxim Government Services: The Mission monthly e-newsletter:

In the News
Doctors Say VA Care is a Model of Efficiency
(MPR News)

One argument against a public insurance option in the current debate over healthcare is that government typically isn't as efficient or proficient as the private sector. But some say that the Department of Veteran Affairs medical care is actually an excellent example of how the government is leading on healthcare quality and cost.

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Maxim Government Services: The Mission, July 2009

From the July 2009 edition of the Maxim Government Services: The Mission monthly e-newsletter:

In the News
Army Lab Works to Improve Solider Health, Performance
(www.army.mil)

Nestled in the shadows of the Boston skyline, scientists and Soldiers in a one-of-a-kind Army laboratory work quietly behind the scenes to improve the health and performance of today's troops.

Though it's known to relatively few outside of scientific and academic circles, the lab's work leaves its fingerprint on nearly everything Soldiers eat, wear, and use.
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Maxim Government Services: The Mission, June 2009

From the June 2009 edition of the Maxim Government Services: The Mission monthly e-newsletter:

In the News
Rule Changes Will Give 265,000 Veterans Health Care
(http://www.stripes.com/)

John Kenny Baker was stunned when he applied for veterans’ health care last fall and was told his household income was too high.

"I'm retired, and my wife makes about $50,000 a year," the 65-year-old Army veteran said. "That's not a lot, but they told me in February we still make too much."
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Maxim Government Services: The Mission, May 2009

From the May 2009 edition of the Maxim Government Services: The Mission monthly e-newsletter:

In the News
Walter Reed Marks 100 Years of Warrior Care
(http://www.army.mil/)

Walter Reed Army Medical Center first opened its doors May 1, 1909 as an 80-bed hospital. Today the 247-bed center is one of the world's premiere medical facilities with 60 outpatient clinics and 16 operating rooms -- combining patient care, teaching and research.
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Maxim Government Services: The Mission, February 2009

From the February 2009 edition of the Maxim Government Services: The Mission monthly e-newsletter:

In the News
(Healthcare IT News)
According to a new study, veterans with chronic conditions who are provided with home health technology from the Department of Veterans Affairs are better able to manage their health and avoid hospitalization.
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Maxim Government Services: The Mission, January 2009

From the January 2009 edition of the Maxim Government Services: The Mission monthly e-newsletter:

In the News
(Newcastle News) Cynthia Lefever continues to make noise. And she said she won't stop trying to get national officials to improve medical care for returning Afghanistan and Iraq war veterans with traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress.
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Maxim Government Services: The Mission, November 2008

From the November 2008 edition of the Maxim Government Services: The Mission monthly e-newsletter:

In the News
(Nurse.com) With as many as 20% of combat soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan having experienced a traumatic brain injury and as many as 20% of veterans from the current Iraq war suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, the military has decided to train more psychiatric nurse practitioners.
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Maxim Government Services: The Mission, October 2008

From the October 2008 edition of the Maxim Government Services: The Mission monthly e-newsletter:

In the News
Less than two years after reports of decrepit conditions at the nation's most prominent military hospital, the military broke ground Thursday for the new Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. President Bush attended and spoke at the groundbreaking, which comes after The Washington Post exposed substandard conditions and treatment for some of the wounded veterans at Walter Reed in 2007.

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Maxim Government Services Newsletter - September 2008

Welcome to the September issue of The MGS Mission! As a leader in the government staffing industry, Maxim Government Services (MGS) is committed to providing you with job opportunity updates, news relevant to government healthcare professionals, and more in this monthly e-newsletter.

When Lance Corporal David Coleman enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, he knew there was a possibility of being injured on the job-especially when he was deployed to Iraq. Unfortunately, that possibility became reality last September when his company was attacked by an improvised explosive device (IED).

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Maxim Government Services Newsletter - August 2008

Welcome to the August issue of The MGS Mission! As a leader in the government staffing industry, Maxim Government Services (MGS) is committed to providing you with job opportunity updates, news relevant to government healthcare professionals, and more in this monthly e-newsletter.

20% of Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans Have Depression or PTSD, Study Finds (LATimes.com) Nearly one in five veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is currently suffering from depression or stress disorders, according to the latest and most comprehensive study of current and former military service members, released today.

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