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VA Connected Care Chief: Telehealth Is 'Going to Become Health Care'

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“This is going to become health care,” says Dr. Neil Evans of telehealth. A physician board certified in both Internal Medicine and Clinical Informatics, Dr. Evans also serves as Chief Officer for the Office of Connected Care (OCC) at the U.S. The VA Office of Connected Care & ‘Anywhere to Anywhere’ Initiative.

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

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Even before the pandemic, explained Dr. Neil Evans, chief officer for the Office of Connected Care in the Veterans Health Administration, the agency had laid the groundwork for virtual care expansion through established telehealth programs in more than 50 clinical specialties. in Orange County Convention Center W307A.

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VA, VHA, Verizon partner to increase rural veterans' telehealth access

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In fact, the VA Telehealth Emergency Management Team was established in response to Hurricanes Harvey and Maria in 2017, according to Dr. Neil Evans, chief officer for the VHA's Office of Connected Care. Prior to that, the Anywhere to Anywhere VA Healthcare program expanded telehealth to remote clinics and call centers.

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VA study shows benefits of telestroke program for patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

For this study, researchers examined 3,488 stroke encounters from 3,289 patients at 21 facilities that had joined the NTSP in 2017 or 2018, comparing the "pre-NTSP" period with the post-implementation period. By August 2021, the program was active in 50 facilities nationwide. ON THE RECORD.

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Digital Transformation: Reordering the Healthcare Landscape

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Different models have been suggested to drive more innovations and more importantly implementation of these innovations into the processes. A lot of these models are being debated globally amongst industry experts on various platforms. You can register for the event here and be a part of this jamboree of great minds.

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VA efforts to bring tablet-based telehealth to vets see positive results

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Federal Communications Commission announced in June plans to vote to advance a $100 million Connected Care Pilot Program, enabling telehealth expansion for low-income Americans nationwide, including veterans and others in medically underserved areas.

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Children’s Wisconsin Remotely Monitoring Pediatric Patients via Xealth and Locus Health

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Joseph Health (PSJH) in 2017, and investors include Advocate, Cleveland Clinic, MemorialCare Innovation Fund, McKesson Ventures, Oracle, Philips, and ResMed as well as Providence Ventures, Stanford and UPMC. Having the ability to monitor our patients once they leave the hospital is remarkable. Xealth spun out of Providence St.