amination for purposes of VA benefits.
Electronic Health Record Modernization – Commitment to Improving VA ’ s Record- keeping Platform Highlights the VA ’ s efforts to continue modernizing its information systems to make them more in- teroperable with other care systems and aid in the exchange of information between VA, its Com- munity Care Network and with veterans, which is critical to successfully developing an integrated health care network. Minority Veterans Staff Increase – Initiative to hire more minorities in positions within the VA Identify common factors and biases that contribute to health inequities and disparate health outcomes for minority veterans, and develop educational tools and training protocols to ensure equitable, high - quality care for all veterans. The VA is investigating methods for increasing diversity among its staff, i.e. Blacks make up 4% vs. 12% for White employees. Many laudatory comments were made by brothers in attendance about the event. GIG Pierre Boynton, currently serving in the United States Army at Fort Polk, said that he thought it was a great idea that the Supreme Council would plan an event of this magnitude, and that it made him feel hon- ored to serve in the military, and be a Scottish Rite Mason in USC - DC. As we brought the event to a close, everyone said that they could not wait for us to get together at the next United Supreme Coun- cil session, and hoped that there would be even more in attendance to share in the camaraderie.
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