IHS Area DirectorsVA Regional Directors Session

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IHS Area Directors/VA Regional Directors Session

• Vincent A. Berkley, D.O., M.B.A.
• Acting Chief Medical Officer
• Indian Health Service

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Background

• MOU signed between Dr. Grim and IHS for
  collaborative efforts between the Indian Health
  Service and the Veterans Health Administration,
  2003
• Steering Committee (Joint) charged by both
  Directors
• Membership includes Area Director representation,
  James Floyd

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Steering Committee Charge

• Review progress of initiatives
• Identify new areas and adjust priorities
• Catalyze other projects
• Advise and assist in outreach and communication
  to constituent groups

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Purpose

• Initiate working relationships with the Area
  Director counterparts in the VA
• Highlight several successful IHS/VA interactions
• Review the roadmap associated with the
  implementation of these interactions

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Activities

• Information Sharing
• VA has significant holes in demographic data
• Comparison of Mission/Roles
• Review Initiatives
• Working Lunch
• Next Steps

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Expected Outcomes

• Each Area will have at least two successful
  ongoing activities with VA
• Each Area will
• promote agreements
• support programs
• encourage existing interactions
• As with RPMS, borrow and enhance patient safety
  program

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Budget Personnel

• Time Costs
• Research Costs
• Political Investment
• Apparent constituency issues
• Dollars at the local level

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VA Expectations of the IHS

• Learn how to be community-oriented
• Leverage knowledge gained from IHS to deal with
  other groups
• Learn how to enhance clinic-based care

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Goals (CY04)

• 6/12 Areas involved in some IHS/VA telemedicine
  activity
• Participation at some level with the VA
  educational program (all areas)
• Professional Continuing Education
• Recorded presentations, Broadcasts, on-site