2015/8/14 1:11:22
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The Department of Veterans Affairs is
running several new medical technology pilots, including systems that could let
patients receive healthcare without leaving their homes or neighborhoods, VA
Deputy Secretary Sloan Gibson told an audience in Washington on Friday.
With the rapid development of virtual
care, or telemedicine, “what we’ve seen is a transformation from primarily
an inpatient model to primarily an outpatient model,"
Gibson said during a conference hosted by tech association AFCEA.
For instance, the VA's Center for
Innovation is developing an app that would let technicians
adjust patients' hearing aids via a Bluetooth connection, Gibson
said. Another developing tech project, called the One-VA Pharmacy, would
let pharmacists anywhere access the VA's health IT system and fill a veteran's
prescription.
According to Gibson, nearly one-third of
veterans have volunteered to participate in virtual care delivery, up from
about 18 percent two years ago. For those patients who don't have broadband
connections in their homes, VA is beginning to issue mobile devices, tablets
and netbooks with high-speed connections, Gibson added.
"More and more of our care is going
to be delivered virtually," he said.
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