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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. ON THE RECORD.

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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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Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Advancing Quality of Care

AIHC

At the federal level, government agencies are at various stages of adopting ML-based diagnostic tests. 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.

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

Healthcare It News

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.