“The Veterans Affairs Department is planning to build more applications that let veterans access benefits and services directly from their personal devices, according to the agency’s top tech official.”
“In February, the agency unveiled a project with Apple to connect vets’ personal medical records directly to the iPhone’s Health app in near real time. The new tool, which is scheduled to launch sometime this summer, would be the first public record-sharing platform available to the 9 million vets under the agency’s health care system.”
“But it won’t be the last, according to Veterans Affairs Chief Information Officer James Gfrerer…”
“Beyond health information sharing, Gfrerer said the agency is exploring applications that help veterans access benefits and locate regional facilities, as well as veteran identification tools…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA Turns to App Developers to Overcome Legacy Tech – By Jack Corrigan, April 10, 2019. NextGov.
