“The Veterans Affairs Department recently launched a telehealth initiative to stand up remote, virtual exam stations in some of the nation’s most rural communities, where millions of veterans face serious challenges accessing the health care that they need.”
“Agency officials shared details with Nextgov about how the project—deemed Atlas, or “Accessing Telehealth through Local Area Stations”—represents the powerful potential for large-scale innovation that can be produced through robust public-private partnerships, and could radically transform the future of patient care.”
“The challenge is we have the digital divide in the country, so there are veterans who do not have sufficient internet, they don’t have the technology, and in some cases they don’t have the digital skills,” Dr. Kevin Galpin, executive director of VA Telehealth explained.”
“As it serves nearly 9 million veterans, the VA faces critical challenges in its efforts to provide care for a third of…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA Stands Up Private, Virtual Exam Rooms to Bring Telehealth to Rural Communities – By Brandi Vincent, November 4, 2019. Nextgov.
