“The Department of Veterans Affairs and Walmart continue to open telemedicine sites in communities across the country as part of the VA-led Accessing Telehealth through Local Areas Stations pilot.”
“The Walmart store in Asheboro, N.C., is the latest retail location to offer private spaces to veterans for video appointments with VA healthcare providers. Other ATLAS pilot sites are located in Iowa, Michigan and Wisconsin, offering a range of telehealth clinical services that vary by location—including primary care, nutrition, mental health and social work—but that do not require hands-on physical exams…”
“ATLAS is intended to provide timely care for veterans who live in rural areas that are long distances from VA medical centers or have poor internet connectivity at home. So far, as part of the public-private partnership, Walmart has donated equipment and space at five sites where the VA’s Video Connect—secure videoconferencing software—provides the enabling communications technology…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA, Walmart launch latest telehealth location to serve veterans – By Greg Slabodkin, December 13, 2019. HealthData Management.
