VA Telehealth

This May will mark 20 years since the launch of the VA Telehealth Services program office. That’s 20 years of connecting Veterans to VA care from the comfort and convenience of their homes.

Take advantage of VA’s telehealth tools this fall and winter to prioritize your well-being from the comfort of your home.

Today is National Internet Day. Learn how the internet makes it possible to manage your health with VA’s connected care offerings.

Veteran Richard Weldon, commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6786, shares his experience with the ATLAS site in his community — and the impact it has had on Veterans living in Eureka, Montana.

The numbers confirm telehealth is today’s remote health care revolution. VA wants to make access possible for all Veterans. Ask your health care provider about the Digital Divide Consult.

VA is working to help Veterans with Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) sleep better at night. A team at the VA Hospital in Hines, Illinois, has launched a pilot program to improve care for Veterans with OSA.

When four young adults heard their parents describe barriers older patients face with virtual appointments, they created a nonprofit to donate iPhones and iPads to help older Veterans access telehealth services.

After Veteran Michael Novielli was infected with COVID-19, he used VA telehealth to monitor his recovery at home. He says his VA telehealth team saved his life.

Dr. Mike McBride was providing telehealth when telehealth wasn’t cool. The Milwaukee VA psychiatrist, who is also an Iraq and Afghanistan Veteran, was the first provider here to use mental health telehealth in someone’s home about three years ago. McBride was treating a Veteran with severe post-traumatic stress who couldn’t leave the house because of other medical issues.

Native American Veteran care and benefits were at the center of a Nov. 20 Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hearing on Capitol Hill.

Veteran mental health is a key part of a pledge two dozen companies signed during a ceremony Nov. 13 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C.

Iain Trayner watched a Telehealth demo at the Minneapolis VA. He used that to improve access for the National Health Service Western Isles in Scotland.