Technology

Marcella Jacobs and the VA Digital Service team created online digital tools for Veterans to more easily access benefits and services, delivering a high-quality and seamless user experience.

Disabled American Veterans and VHA’s Office of Connected Care will host a Facebook Live event featuring VA Telehealth Services at 11 a.m. ET Thursday, May 10.

Patients now have the option of obtaining their images and reports online, eliminating the need to visit a VA facility to acquire a copy of their information.

The new user profile powered by VA Customer Profile ensures Veterans and the VA see the same information.

A new robotic treatment recently used for the first time at James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital in Tampa will increase the number of options Veterans have in their fight against cancer.

Veterans with a compensation appeal can now view their past and current appeals issues, receive alerts for deadlines when action is required and more.

Veterans with a My HealtheVet patient portal account can use those credentials to access benefits tools such as checking the status of a claim, an  appeal or GI Bill benefit, in addition to a variety of health care tools.

New and emerging IT solutions—such as artificial intelligence, robotics, and self-service tools—are revolutionizing the way Veterans receive care, benefits, and services.

Telehealth technology ensures Veteran patients receive the right care at the right time and often in the comfort of their own home.

Modernization efforts detailed in the report include VA’s cybersecurity overhaul, and improvement of the electronic health record, benefits delivery and the White House Hotline.

OIT’s 2017 Year in Review tells a story of partnerships throughout VA that overcome difficult challenges to modernize the technological backbone that enables VA employees to deliver the care, benefits and services Veterans have earned.

VA and DoD have launched a web-based tool that provides customized guidance to Veterans who desire to upgrade or change the conditions of their military discharge.