,The VistA 4 Product Roadmap outlines how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), under the direction of the VistA Evolution Program, will build upon the previous success and institutional knowledge investment in Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) Electronic Health Record (EHR). The evolution of VA�s existing EHR product will be known as VistA 4. The updated VA EHR system will be interoperable with the EHR systems of the Department of Defense (DoD) and other healthcare partners to enhance patient-centered, team- and evidence-based care by giving healthcare providers a complete picture of a patient�s care and treatment history.,

Appendix for a three-part study on Veterans who have used at least one of the benefits or services (referred to as "users") provided by VA during Fiscal Years 2010 through 2023.

Part 1 of a three-part study on Veterans who have used at least one of the benefits or services (referred to as "users") provided by VA during Fiscal Years 2010 through 2023. Part 1 presents basic characteristics of the VA user population and trends in their use of benefits and services.

Part 3 of a three-part study on Veterans who have used at least one of the benefits or services (referred to as "users") provided by VA during Fiscal Years 2010 through 2023. Part 3 presents more detailed information on the two largest VA programs, Health Care and Disability Compensation.

,This is a summary of the programs and services provided by VA in Indiana in fiscal year 2014.,

Part 2 of a three-part study on Veterans who have used at least one of benefits or services (referred to as "users") provided by VA during Fiscal Years 2010 through 2023. Part 2 compares the Veteran user population to Veterans who have not used any VA benefits or services.

,The Veterans Affairs Surgical Quality Improvement Program (VASQIP) database resides in the VA National Surgery Office (NSO) and is a quality assurance activity-derived database containing information on all patients who undergo surgery within the VA. The primary purpose of this database is to improve the quality of care for Veterans undergoing surgery by providing information to care provider teams for self-assessment and quality improvement purposes. Data for the VASQIP database are entered by nurse data managers using Veterans Health Information Systems and Technology Architecture (VistA) at the VA surgical facilities. These data captured in VistA are securely transmitted to the VASQIP database for compilation and analysis. Results of the data analysis are reported from the National Surgery Office (NSO) for quarterly and annual review of surgical quality and patient care issues; these data are confidential and privileged under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 5705 and its implementing regulations. Note: In 2009, the Cardiac Specialty program (Continuous Improvement in Cardiac Surgery Program (CICSP)) was merged with the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) for a comprehensive all-specialty surgical database, VASQIP. It employs both Microsoft SQL Server and Statistical Analysis Software implementation.,

,The FY2017 State Summaries provide an overview of benefits, services, demographics and population of Veterans analyzed by state.,

On a monthly basis the Department of Veteran's Affairs transmits a file of all Veterans and Veterans spouses receiving a VA pension and/or compensation benefit payment. The interface calculates the VA chargeable income for SSI purposes and posts this amount to the SSR. VA income discrepancies create diaries for field office development. The purpose of this interface is to eliminate SSI overpayments caused by inaccurate recipient reporting of VA compensation (type C unearned income) or VA pension (type E unearned income) by obtaining the correct amounts from VA and posting the income to the SSR. It also enables SSA to efficiently implement a Medicare outreach program, identify income limits for certain individuals, and determine an individuals potential eligibility for Medicare Savings Programs (MSP) and identify these individuals to the States. OEEAS is responsible for the front-end Pre-Edit program that filters the incoming VA file and generates a report containing erroneous values. OASSIS is responsible for the VA/SSR interface and calculation.

,The VA's Veteran Health Administration, in support of the Open Data Initiative, is providing the number of Veteran enrollees by state/county for fiscal year 2015. For additional information about Veteran Priority Groups, see the data assets metadata.,