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COVID-19 Vaccination Statuses of 500,000 VA Employees have been Impermissibly Disclosed

HIPAA Journal

The COVID-19 vaccination statuses of approximately 500,000 Department of Veterans Affairs employees have been impermissibly disclosed. The spreadsheet also included details of claimed religious and medical exceptions to COVID-19 vaccination.

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VA working with Apple to broaden telehealth access for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of Veterans Affairs says it's collaborating with Apple to boost the availability of telehealth services for veterans across the U.S. The program connects qualifying veterans with iPads, helping 50,000 of them more easily take part in telehealth services and access other VA virtual healthcare services.

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Toward a Wider Adoption of Digital Insurance Cards

Healthcare IT Today

The standards are already being used for vaccination cards such as COVID-19. A payer such as Medicare could just put a card on its web site for each patient to download. is a greatly expanded version of the classic Blue Button created by the Department of Veteran Affairs in 2010. Version 2.0