This month there are two healthcare conferences that we will be attending here in Washington DC. One is the American Telehealth Association’s Fall forum and the other is The Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR)’s Accessibility and Usability in Health Information Technology (HIT)...The ATA Fall Forum focuses on specific telemedicine topics and allows attendees to network and make lasting professional connections in a smaller-scaled environment. Tackle telemedicine, telehealth and mHealth industry issues right at the health care policy epicenter, Washington, DC.
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Tracking Healthcare Innovation At The World's End
Benjamin Harris | Government Health IT | May 30, 2013
Afghanistan doesn't come to mind when you ask me to list some of the top crucibles of innovation in healthcare right now. [...] Adversity, however, can be a prerequisite for change. Read More »
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U.K. Considers Adopting VistA
Susan D. Hall | FierceHealthIT | July 5, 2013
The United Kingdom is considering the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' VistA electronic health record system as it looks to expand open-source software for health IT. Read More »
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U.S. Department Of Veteran Affairs Awards $28.8 Million TeleHealth Contract To AMC Health
Press Release |
AMC Health |
September 4, 2013
AMC Health, a leading provider of telehealth solutions, announced today that the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has awarded the company a five-year contract worth up to $28.8 million to provide telehealth solutions and services... Read More »
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United Kingdom Eyes VA’s Electronic Health Record
Bob Brewin | Nextgov | March 25, 2013
The Veterans Affairs Department and the United Kingdom’s National Health Service have teamed up to share ideas, strategies and leadership for development of health information technology, opening the possibility that the NHS could use VA’s electronic health record system. Peter Levin, the former VA Chief Technology Officer who retired this month, told Nextgov the Pentagon also should adopt VA electronic health record. Read More »
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Usability, Accessibility and Telehealth
By Bennett Lauber | September 4, 2015
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VA Aims to Revolutionize Veteran Care with SCAN-ECHO
Kate Spies | Government Health IT | July 11, 2012
Down with the need for lengthy commutes, transportation costs, and too much time – the barriers that often decrease the quality of rural health are officially dissolving. Read More »
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VA Awards Grants To Improve Health Care Access For Women Veterans
Press Release |
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) |
January 25, 2013
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently awarded 32 grants to VA facilities for projects that will improve emergency health care services for women Veterans, expand women’s health education programs for VA staff, and offer telehealth programs to female Veterans in rural areas. Read More »
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VA Blazing Its Own Trail When It Comes To Government mHealth
Greg Slabodkin | FierceMobileHealthcare | May 13, 2013
Say what you want about the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and its bloated bureaucracy. One fact that cannot be disputed is that the VA continues to be a national leader in health IT. Read More »
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VA Buys iPads And Verizon Plans To Expand Telemental Health Pilot
Zach Rausnitz | FierceMobileGovernment | July 2, 2013
As part of its home-based telemental health program, the Veterans Affairs Department awarded a contract on June 28 to Apple and Verizon to provide 250 iPads and 300 mobile broadband plans, respectively. Read More »
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VA Grants For Women's Health Programs Expand Telehealth Efforts
Ashley Gold | FierceHealthIT | January 29, 2013
Women's care with a special emphasis on telehealth is at the forefront of 33 grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to VA facilities. The money will go toward improving emergency healthcare services for female veterans, expanding women's health education programs and offering telehealth programs in rural areas [...]. Read More »
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VA Health Care Facilities Named To 2013 “Most Wired” Hospitals List
Press Release |
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) |
July 22, 2013
The Department of Veterans Affairs, representing 152 VA medical centers, was recently named to the 2013 “Most Wired” hospitals list. Read More »
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VA Partners With Kaiser Permanente
Press Release |
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Kaiser Permanente (KP) |
February 19, 2014
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is collaborating with Kaiser Permanente, a leading member of the health care industry, to pool resources and ideas to solve some of the largest and most complex challenges in VA health care. [...] Read More »
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VA Rolls Out Mobile App Pilots
Anthony Brino | Government Health IT | July 17, 2013
The Department of Veterans Affairs is testing the viability and potential of mobile health technologies with several pilot projects. Read More »
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VA Still Mulling Timeline For New Scheduling System
Bob Brewin | Nextgov.com | July 22, 2014
Last month, acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson said development of a new scheduling system would help move veterans out of the waiting-list limbo that delayed vets’ medical care across the country and contributed to the resignation of Eric Shinseki as VA Secretary...
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VA Telehealth Efforts Cut Patient Costs
Dan Bowman | FierceHealthIT | June 19, 2014
Home-based telehealth programs help military service members receive better care at lower costs than service members who only receive in-person care, according to figures touted this week by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs officials...
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