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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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VA, Verizon to offer new telehealth access for veterans

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

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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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. It was not possible to tell which emails in the account were accessed or if any emails or attachments were downloaded.

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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Department of veterans affairs has been making major investments in innovating its technology and infrastructure in recent years. million veterans interacting with the site, including their personal health data, every month.

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Toward a Wider Adoption of Digital Insurance Cards

Healthcare IT Today

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. The SMART Health standard thankfully makes the patient’s job simple. Version 2.0 Medicare uses Blue Button 2.0

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Advancing Quality of Care

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For example, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), through its Veterans Health Administration (VHA), operates the largest integrated health care system in the U.S. and provides diagnostic services in support of 9 million enrolled veterans.

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How VA CIO Kurt Delbene is leading the agency's digital transformation

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Department of Veterans Affairs the model of what it means to be a modern IT shop in the federal government. He said there have been about 800,000 downloads since it "quietly" launched last year. Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief Information Officer Kurt Delbene says his goal is to make the U.S.