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Helping Veterans with sleep apnea

Posted on Tuesday, January 5, 2021 4:00 pmDecember 30, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 11k views

VA is working to help Veterans with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) sleep better at night. A team at the VA …

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Students’ nonprofit increases Veterans’ access to telehealth

Posted on Thursday, November 5, 2020 9:00 amNovember 5, 2020 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

When four young adults heard their parents describe barriers older patients face with virtual appointments, …

COVID-19 Patient: VA Telehealth “Saved My Life”

Posted on Monday, June 22, 2020 9:30 amJune 22, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Health by VAntage Point Contributor 4k views

After Veteran Michael Novielli was infected with COVID-19, he used VA telehealth to monitor his recovery at …

Many of the Milwaukee VA Medical Center's providers in Primary Care, Mental Health and other specialties use telehealth to connect with their patients.

Reaching out in crisis with telehealth

Posted on Friday, April 3, 2020 9:00 amApril 1, 2020 Posted in Coronavirus, Health, Mental Health, Technology, VA Medical Centers by Gary Kunich 1k views

Dr. Mike McBride was providing telehealth when telehealth wasn’t cool. The Milwaukee VA psychiatrist, who …

Two VA nurses pose for a group photo with members of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas before the start of a special event held in observance of National Native American Heritage Month, which took place at the VA outpatient clinic in Harlingen, Texas, on November 16, 2018. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez)

Native American Veteran care at center of hearing

Posted on Friday, November 22, 2019 4:00 pmNovember 21, 2019 Posted in Top Stories by Adam Stump 2k views

Native American Veteran care and benefits were at the center of a Nov. 20 Senate Committee on Indian Affairs …

Company representatives hold copies of their signed “Pledge to Prioritize Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing in the Workplace” during a Nov. 13 event at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C.

Veteran mental health key part of pledge signing

Posted on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 2:37 pmNovember 13, 2019 Posted in Mental Health, Top Stories by Adam Stump 2k views

Veteran mental health is a key part of a pledge two dozen companies signed during a ceremony Nov. 13 at the …

Pictured are Margaret Whoriskey, the Scottish Government’s Head of Technology Enabled Care and Digital Healthcare Innovation; Iain Trayner, TEC Project Manager; Dr David Ross, Respiratory Consultant; and Steven Jardine

VA Telehealth serves as guiding light for UK health system

Posted on Sunday, July 21, 2019 3:00 pmJuly 18, 2019 Posted in ChooseVA by VAntage Point Contributor 825 views

Iain Trayner watched a Telehealth demo at the Minneapolis VA. He used that to improve access for the …

Traveling? Pack VA in your carry-on

Posted on Friday, May 24, 2019 10:00 amMay 23, 2019 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

VA offers many different virtual health care tools to Veterans with health concerns who are traveling, from …

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Kansas VA ‘Home Telehealth’ program aims to prevent Veteran suicides

Posted on Thursday, April 11, 2019 9:55 amApril 11, 2019 Posted in Mental Health by Reynaldo Leal 591 views

Telehealth technology does more than overcome the physical distance between patients and health care …

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VA exceeds 1 million video telehealth visits in fiscal year 2018

Posted on Friday, February 8, 2019 6:34 amFebruary 8, 2019 Posted in News Releases, Top Stories by OMR 1k views

Through video technology, VA health care providers are increasing access to care — diagnosing and …

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