ARMED FORCES NEWS
EIGHT DOD/VA DEMONSTRATION SITES SELECTED
November 7, 2003


Dr. William Winkenwerder Jr., assistant secretary of Defense for health affairs, has announced selection of eight medical sites that will participate in joint demonstrations with Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. These demonstrations will focus on cooperation in three separate areas: budget and financial management, staffing and assignment, and medical information and information technology systems. The budget and financial management demonstrations will be in Hawaii and in Anchorage, Alaska. The staffing and assignment demonstration will be in the Seattle/Tacoma, Wash., area; in Augusta, Ga.; and in Hampton, Va. The medical information and information technology systems demonstration will be In the Seattle/Tacoma area, in El Paso, Texas, and in San Antonio, Texas.

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