TeleHealth visits avoid COVID delays at VA

#Middlebury #Veterans #TeleHealth VETERANS POST by Freddy Groves The deployment of the new electronic health record at one of the Department of Veterans Affairs health systems has been ... Continue Reading →

Is telehealth all it’s cracked up to be?

#Middlebury #Seniors Medicare started paying for telehealth medical visits last year and will continue through the end of 2023. With telehealth, we sit in our homes and talk to our ... Continue Reading →

VA to help veterans access internet

#Middlebury #Veterans Fifteen percent of veterans do not have an internet connection, limiting their access to Department of Veterans Affairs video telehealth services. But no longer. ... Continue Reading →

VA expands video health care access

#Middlebury #Veterans Afraid to go into a doctor’s office right now because of COVID? You’re not the only one. Or maybe the nearest facility is far away, or transportation ... Continue Reading →

VA telehealth use soars

#Middlebury #Veterans Use of the Department of Veterans Affairs telehealth video for appointments went up 1,000% between February and May. The VA attributes this massive increase to ... Continue Reading →

Stay safe with virtual VA medical visits

#Middlebury #Veterans #Coronavirus President Donald Trump calls it a war, and he might be right. The fight against this coronavirus has taken nearly all the country’s resources, ... Continue Reading →

VA appeal hearings going virtual

#Middlebury #Veterans Here’s another reason to hook up with the Department of Veterans Affairs via Telehealth: Starting this year you’ll be able to attend a virtual appeals ... Continue Reading →

New options replace Choice medical care

#Middlebury #Veterans The Veterans Choice Program is no more, replaced by the MISSION Act of 2018. The final parts and pieces of the Veterans Community Care program are now in place. The ... Continue Reading →

Telehealth visits surge

#Middlebury #Veterans In 2018, the Department of Veterans Affairs increased the use of TeleHealth medical visits by 19 percent, bringing the total to over 1 million. If you have an ... Continue Reading →