Electronic Health Reporter

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Department of Veterans Affairs. An established leader in telehealth technology, VA has been using real-time virtual video medical appointments since 2002 to connect veterans with VA clinicians […]. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By James P.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

The initial offering enables veterans to view and store immunization records all in one place. Healthy Together uses the Department of Veterans Affairs Lighthouse program to securely access relevant VA data when veterans connect their VA accounts. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Becker's Health IT

OCTOBER 3, 2022

A federal contractor published source codes containing sensitive credentials from the Department of Veterans Affairs, FedScoop reported Sept.

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Mobi Health News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Department of Veterans Affairs Dr. David Shulkin is joining the company's board. Former Secretary of the U.S.

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Healthcare It News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs," his LinkedIn profile reads. "While at Cerner, he was instrumental in securing two of the biggest electronic health record contracts in history: the U.S. He is also a board member at Cotiviti, Owlet Baby Care and Bardavon Health Innovations.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Department of Veterans Affairs and retail giant Walmart have opened the latest location as part of a joint effort help Vets in rural areas get better access to medical services, the first location for a new telehealth pilot program. WHY IT MATTERS.

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HIT Consultant

OCTOBER 31, 2022

What You Should Know: Accenture Federal Services has been awarded a prime spot on a $650M contract in support of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning (OHIL).

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Becker's Health IT

DECEMBER 1, 2022

The Department of Veterans Affairs admitted it failed to protect the COVID-19 vaccination status data for about 500,000 of its employees after a spreadsheet containing the information was improperly shared in October 2021, FedScoop reported Nov.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a 17 percent jump in telehealth visits compared with the previous fiscal year, and says the VA delivered more than 2.6 million episodes of telehealth care in FY 2019. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 31, 2022

Department of Veterans Affairs. This past month, more than 330 stakeholders lobbied Congress to extend telehealth waivers through 2024. DelBene's husband, Kurt, meanwhile, was confirmed in December to be the new chief information officer at the U.S. ON THE RECORD.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 13, 2022

Veterans in rural areas are also more likely to die by suicide than those in urban areas. During the pandemic, the Department of Veterans Affairs intensified existing efforts to distribute video-enabled tablets to veterans facing barriers to care.

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Healthcare It News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The Department of Veterans Affairs' Office of Inspector General released a report this week examining whether the VA's new scheduling system, implemented as part of its electronic health record modernization contract with Cerner, had been effectively deployed.

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Becker's Health IT

JULY 12, 2022

The Department of Veterans Affairs is looking to hire a chief information security officer by the end of July, FedScoop reported July 7.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide its FDA-authorized RelieVRx (formerly EaseVRx) solution to select Veterans impacted by chronic lower back pain (CLBP).

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Department of Veterans Affairs FDA 97

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 1, 2021

Department of Justice alleged that Kelly Wolfe and her conspirators submitted more than $400 million in illegal durable medical equipment claims to Medicare and the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, relying on the guise of "telemedicine" to explain the unusually high volume of claims.

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HIT Consultant

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a significant health issue that affects service members and veterans during peacetime and war, with over 459,000 Department of Defense personnel diagnosed since 2000.

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HIPAA Journal

APRIL 19, 2023

Department of Labor investigation of an Arizona Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) healthcare facility found workers had been put at risk by exposing them to potentially deadly hazards on steam lines. Employees were allowed to work on the steam lines without ensuring they followed the required safety procedures.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 19, 2020

Department of Veteran Affairs St. Louis Healthcare System announced this week that it has contracted with the telecommunications vendor Uniper Care for a pilot program providing veterans access to telehealth and social engagement services.

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Mobi Health News

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Department of Veterans Affairs and Virta dropped on average 5% of their body weight. Patients with Type 2 diabetes enrolled in a joint pilot run by the U.S.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 25, 2023

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and The Rockefeller Foundation are teaming up to expand Food is Medicine programs, from medically tailored meals to produce prescription programs, at key VA health care facilities across the country. What You Should Know: The U.S.

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Healthcare It News

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Department of Veterans Affairs went live with the first component of its Cerner-developed electronic health record at the VA Central Ohio Healthcare System in Columbus. note: This story has been updated to include a statement from Cerner.]. In August 2020, the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

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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Mobi Health News

MAY 14, 2018

The US Department of Veterans Affairs finalized its federal rule to allow providers to deliver patient care across state lines and outside of a VA facility

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 2, 2023

DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and chief of health policy, quality and informatics program at the Houston VA Center for Innovation in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety. Dr. Hardeep Singh is principal investigator. He is professor of medicine at Baylor College of Medicine, staff physician at Michael E.

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Mobi Health News

MAY 1, 2018

Despite the fact that the Department of Veterans Affairs is the largest healthcare system in the country, for a lot of veterans coming into to a clinic is difficult. It would be impossible for a clinic to be in every veteran's neighborhood — that’s where telemedicine comes in.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 12, 2022

A Department of Veterans Affairs-funded study published in Neurology found that a telestroke program helped prevent unnecessary hospital transfers for patients.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 8, 2020

Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a major long-term contract to Philips to build out the VA’s tele-critical care infrastructure. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 20, 2020

Department of Veterans Affairs continues its rollout of telehealth tools through a partnership with social media company Facebook and the American Red Cross. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Mobi Health News

MARCH 12, 2018

A new study, sponsored by the US Department of Veterans Affairs, applied wearable biosensors to post-acute heart failure patients and deployed FDA-cleared analytics from vendor physIQ to detect vital sign anomalies.

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Department of Veterans Affairs FDA 65

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 22, 2020

Department of Veterans Affairs awarded a 10-year contract – which could total as much as $100 million – to Philips to build out the VA’s tele-critical care infrastructure, including tele-ICU, remote patient monitoring, diagnostic imaging, sleep monitors and more. Earlier this month, the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 8, 2022

The Department of Veterans Affairs, via the Veterans Health Administration, oversees care for more than 9 million individuals through upwards of 1,000 facilities. Many of those patients, however, face mobility hurdles and other challenges that can make it difficult to reach in-person care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 2, 2019

The Department of Veterans Affairs and Verizon are teaming up to offer Veterans who are customers of the telecommunications giant unlimited access to department's VA Video Connect telehealth app. WHY IT MATTERS.

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Mobi Health News

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a research partnership with Alphabet subsidiary DeepMind that will tackle issues concerning patient deterioration during hospital care.

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HIT Consultant

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

The ninth Secretary of the US Department of Veterans Affairs, Dr. David Shulkin has joined the company’s board. – The company’s breakthrough AI-powered Speech-to-Insights system for clinicians ensures the provision of more accessible, efficient, personalized and time and cost-effective care.

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HIT Consultant

APRIL 5, 2023

Department of Veterans Affairs. veterans. “At Under its Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the VA, the OXOS team works closely with radiologist Dr. Beth Ripley, Deputy Chief, Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning at the U.S.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Department of Veterans Affairs to use distributed tablet devices to provide telehealth benefits to patients is working. Two recent studies indicate a plan by the U.S. WHAT HAPPENED.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 30, 2020

Department of Veterans Affairs has released its COVID-19 Response Plan, which seeks to implement two zones within all inpatient units, one for dedicated staff and space to care for COVID-19 patients and a second zone for all other care. WHY IT MATTERS.

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