VA
At Healthcare 2030, panelists highlighted successful programs at the VA and other government agencies that included integrating digital tools like remote monitoring and AI scribes.
Policy changes and digital innovation are helping improve healthcare access for veterans and their families, according to Jim Gfrerer, former CIO at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, who also discusses the future of healthcare.
This week's top stories include a nursing shortage eroding hospital financial performance, and the VA being grilled over patient safety concerns associated with its EHR modernization effort.
HIMSS21
The VA, Department of Defense and Coast Guard are developing the new single common medical record, which will be interoperable for providers in all facilities.
This week's top stories include Amwell snapping up digital mental health company SilverCloud Health and virtual care company Conversa Health, the AMA backing vaccine mandates for healthcare workers and the VA suspending Cerner EHR rollouts.
Telehealth Connection TV: VA CIO Dominic Cussatt describes how the agency was well-positioned to offer telemedicine to patients when the pandemic hit.
HIMSS21
Christina Armstrong, a clinical psychologist at the VA’s Office of Connected Care, will be speaking at HIMSS21 about how the health system reacted to the pandemic.
The program focuses on the cardiology space and helps to send rhythm data back to the provider.
This week's top stories include Apple and the VA working to get iPads into the hands of veterans, the latest Apple Watch measuring blood oxygen and a dip in the hospital CEO turnover rate.
The company's diabetic foot ulcer detection platform is now available through 40 VA medical centers.