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VA set to waive co-pays on telehealth visits
A U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs proposal could lower one barrier to telehealth--the agency is considering waiving patient co-pays for remote visits, saying it aims to make "the home a preferred
VA to update EHR medical scheduling component
The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) hopes to replace the medical scheduling package (MSP) in its EHR system--and also to avoid the mistakes it made the last time it attempted to do so. The
Virginia HIE connects with DOD, VA
Richmond, Va.-based MedVirginia became only the second health information exchange in the nation to begin testing the virtual lifetime electronic record (VLER) earlier this month when it started
VA's cloud-based calendar potentially exposed 878 patients' info
Veterans' health records may have been compromised after clinicians at a Chicago facility used cloud-based software hosted by Yahoo.com to maintain a calendar of patients without proper
RAND pushes remote care to ease health system demand
Like so many others who follow healthcare, researchers at RAND believe home-based technology, such as remote monitoring devices and telemedicine, have great potential to rein in healthcare costs and
Straube: Shift in thinking needed for policymakers to embrace m-health
Telehealth and health information technology are two of the biggest areas ripe for change given their importance to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Dr. Barry Straube, the center's
EHR slip up blocks veteran's deployment
The Department of Veterans Affairs inappropriately disclosed part of a progress note in a veteran's treatment record to the Department of Defense, leading a DoD physician to determine that the
VA employee hoarded stacks of patient-related info at home
Paper is much more problematic than electronic data, according to Veterans Affairs CIO Roger Baker. Here's an example that popped to mind as he gave a press briefing last Friday on potential data
Veteran's medical records missing, accidental shredding blamed
More than 100 pages of medical records related to a veteran's heart condition and benefit claims went missing, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. George Wincapaw, a 63-year-old Vietnam War
More than 1,800 veterans at risk for HIV due to VA hospital cleaning gaffe
Improperly washed dental equipment may have led more than 1,800 veterans being exposed to the hepatitis B and C viruses, as well as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection at the John
