Sec. 204. Clinic management training program of the Department of Veterans Affairs
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall implement a clinic management training program to provide in-person, standardized education on health care management to all managers of, and health care providers at, medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. The clinic management training program required by subsection
(a)shall include the following: Training on how to manage the schedules of health care providers of the Department, including the following: Maintaining such schedules in a manner that allows appointments to be booked at least eight weeks in advance. Proper planning procedures for vacation, leave, and graduate medical education training schedules. Training on the appropriate number of appointments that a health care provider should conduct on a daily basis, based on specialty. Training on how to determine whether there are enough available appointment slots to manage demand for different appointment types and mechanisms for alerting management of insufficient slots. Training on how to properly use the data produced by the scheduling dashboard required by section 101(b)(11) of this Act to meet demand for health care, including the following: Training on determining the next available appointment for each health care provider at the medical facility. Training on determining the number of health care providers needed to meet demand for health care at the medical facility. Training on determining the number of exam rooms needed to meet demand for such health care in an efficient manner. Training on how to properly use the appointment scheduling system of the Department, including any new scheduling system implemented by the Department. Training on how to optimize the use of technology, including the following: Telemedicine. Electronic mail. Text messaging. Such other technologies as specified by the Secretary. Training on how to properly use physical plant space at medical facilities of the Department to ensure efficient flow and privacy for patients and staff.