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How we use Therapeutic Research Pharmacist’s Letter at VA
VA providers require access to up to date drug therapy information, pharmacy practice information and continuing education opportunities, all of which are supplied to pharmacy clinicians by TRC’s Pharmacists Letter and Pharmacy Technicians’ Letter. Each of the letters includes both an online and a print edition, as well as a suite of other Information Services, including CE courses that enable pharmacy clinicians to maintain required professional certification.
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.
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