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EBSCO Discovery Service

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Product description

EBSCO Discovery Service provides VA Registered Nurses and VA Physicians a centralized search engine using a Google-like interfaced tool that allows clinicians to complete medical research using one search engine instead of searching multiple publication sites and using different search engines, such as PubMed and Google.

How we use EBSCO Discovery Service at VA

EBSCO Discovery Service is a Google-like interfaced single centralized search engine allowing a single search to gather salient articles and journals within and outside of PubMed. This product is accessed through the SharePoint portal of the Erie VA. The link takes the VA Staff or Clinician to a google-like search bar. There they enter their search parameters and are given articles that relate to their search.

No VA Data

For SaaS products that do not contain VA-owned data*, there is now an expedited process that does not require a traditional VA authority to operate (ATO). Criteria include the following:

  • User owns a device (even if VA paid for the purchase of the device) such as a CPAP or glucometer that uses a SaaS product to share patient data (non-VA data*).
  • SaaS product has no direct connections or interfaces to VA systems or network.
  • Users consent to share their data (which may include PII and PHI) directly with the SaaS provider.
  • SaaS providers must have published terms and conditions for user consent.
  • VA providers access data in a view-only mode or with limited functionality per the user’s consent.

*According to Circular a130, anything that VA creates, collects, processes, maintains, disseminates, or disposes of by or for the federal government is considered federal information (VA data).

VA providers may not enter any VA information into this product; it must adhere to no VA data standards mentioned above.

The next step

If VA employees would like to use or purchase this previously approved service, please submit a SaaS inquiry form to confirm your use case and get procurement approval.

Submit a Request
Visit the EBSCO website for more information.
  • Status: Approved
  • VA Authorization Level: No VA Data
  • Funding: End-user funding required
  • Product Line: Medical Research, Education, and Public Health

  • VA Authorization Level: No VA Data

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