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How the VA laid the groundwork for a pandemic-fueled telehealth spike

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Many of those patients, however, face mobility hurdles and other challenges that can make it difficult to reach in-person care. Leonie Heyworth, director of synchronous telehealth and a deputy director in VA's Office of Connected Care. The COVID-19 crisis, though, triggered a rapid scale-up.

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Mayo Clinic uses $1M in FCC funds for connected devices to expand telehealth

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The Center for Connected Care at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is focused on the resourcing and diffusion of digital health solutions in partnership with the Mayo Clinic practice, extending Mayo Clinic’s knowledge and expertise and increasing patient access to clinical care, even at a distance. THE PROBLEM.

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VA working with Apple to broaden telehealth access for veterans

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The VA has been putting major emphasis and investing big resources on its telemedicine and virtual care offerings in recent years, and embarking on many private-sector partnerships. For instance, the agency has teamed with Verizon to offer veterans who are customers gain wider access to the VA Video Connect telehealth app.

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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

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The sprawling provider network continues to seek new ways to deliver better care to its members where they live, in their communities and their homes. Evans, VA Office Of Connected Care. Do you have any numbers indicating how many more veterans are using tech to connect with their providers? At HIMSS20, Dr. Neil C.

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MedStar Health uses $2M AHRQ research grant to enhance telehealth

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COVID-19 transformed the delivery of care, making the use of telehealth tools highly beneficial – and a priority area for research. This grant comes as we near the conclusion this month of our first two-year, $1 million award studying how telehealth transformation impacted primary care access.

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VA, Verizon to offer new telehealth access for veterans

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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. The partnership gives vets access across Verizon's nationwide 4G LTE network without incurring data charges.

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How Intermountain Healthcare gets top marks for virtual care

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These services initially used an internally developed telehealth platform with TV room kits and mobile carts as patient care connection points. In addition to these core types of services, Intermountain has enabled all clinical services with an EHR-embedded telehealth platform for outpatient care.