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VA seeing substantial growth in telehealth, key patient engagement tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

VA is piloting a health chat feature as well. And VA’s mobile app store now has 45 apps available to help veterans monitor and manage numerous health issues, to include smoking cessation, patient management, mental health care, and more. In FY19, there were more than 20.6 million Rx refill requests.

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“It’s 2018, and We Still Have No Idea If Mobile Healthcare Apps Work”

mHealth Insight

mHealth Insights. “What was the promise of reduced admissions and improved health outcomes in patients? “Usage of mobile devices in healthcare is basically what mHealth is” Incorrect. “Usage of mobile devices in healthcare is basically what mHealth is” Incorrect. Evaluations.

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