The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently implemented a rapid response team to increase communication directly with veterans and improve the processes to reduce the backlog of pending requests for prosthetic items and services. Enrolled patients at VA medical centers can now schedule appointments directly with amputation care and wheelchair clinics without having to first see a primary care provider. VA Prosthetics and Sensory Aids Service currently averages 638,000 new requests monthly for artificial limbs and bracing, wheeled mobility and seating systems, sensory-neural aids (e.g., hearing aids, eyeglasses), and implants and devices surgically placed in the Veteran (e.g., hips and pacemakers).
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