Posted on Apr 24, 2015
Will this help or hinder the VA / Pentagon record logjam?
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The team of 16 people from the U.S. Digital Service, a recently created division of top software engineers, set up an office inside the Defense Department on Monday, said Navy Cmdr. Bill Urban, a Pentagon spokesman.
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/pentagon/2015/04/23/usds-team-health-veterans/26203635/
http://www.militarytimes.com/story/military/pentagon/2015/04/23/usds-team-health-veterans/26203635/
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After 31 years in IT as a Data Center focused Engineer ( Sales Consultant) I know it will help but they face a tremendous task. In 2013 alone there were 16.9 million veterans alive, going all the way back to WWII. My largest client, Dollar General only has 120,000 employees across more than 12,000 stores (and the corporate location) and they are approaching the limit Excel has for number of rows (1,048,516) for one application.
What tools are available to help the VA automate if Microsofts' largest database tool won't even come close to doing the job?
I hope the new team that fixed the Affordable Care Act website can help the VA too. I have been fighting the VA for 2 & 1/2 years for a service connected disability. On a given day I don't even show up in DEERS or OMPF for 6 years of service. 3 years as a 24K20 and 3 years as a 31D on three continents.
What tools are available to help the VA automate if Microsofts' largest database tool won't even come close to doing the job?
I hope the new team that fixed the Affordable Care Act website can help the VA too. I have been fighting the VA for 2 & 1/2 years for a service connected disability. On a given day I don't even show up in DEERS or OMPF for 6 years of service. 3 years as a 24K20 and 3 years as a 31D on three continents.
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SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.
As per the VA there are 21.6 million vets, down from 22.0 million in 2013. In the same period the number of patients rose from 6.5 million to 6.6 million with the greastest group increase being the "non-vets" (assumed spouses). There is a 17% decrease in the vet population since 2001 and a 154% in patients for that same period.
I completely sympathize with your feelings, The fact that your medical record can't just slide from the military into the VA is, IMHO, unconscionable.
Microsoft Access is SQL compatible isn't it?
I completely sympathize with your feelings, The fact that your medical record can't just slide from the military into the VA is, IMHO, unconscionable.
Microsoft Access is SQL compatible isn't it?
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Mr Allbright,
I don't know much about computer networks, but I can tell you about being on a team to consolidate all the branches on one platform.
1. Each branch had different and identical business rules to make it a complex problem.
2. Bad data would not transfer to the database.
3. Due to the complexity caused by different business rules of the branches, it was impossible to import all the data correctly into the consolidated database.
I don't know much about computer networks, but I can tell you about being on a team to consolidate all the branches on one platform.
1. Each branch had different and identical business rules to make it a complex problem.
2. Bad data would not transfer to the database.
3. Due to the complexity caused by different business rules of the branches, it was impossible to import all the data correctly into the consolidated database.
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SPC Jan Allbright, M.Sc., R.S.
Thank you MAJ Ken Landgren
I worked as a Solutions Architect for Compaq for a few years and setting up horizontal networked application platforms was one of our products. The three items you list were exactly the problems that we came to expect as routine. It became pretty apparent that the fact these people were making money was amazing!
I worked as a Solutions Architect for Compaq for a few years and setting up horizontal networked application platforms was one of our products. The three items you list were exactly the problems that we came to expect as routine. It became pretty apparent that the fact these people were making money was amazing!
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