telemedicine

• VA counting on telemedicine to improve, expand care to vets

  At a recent health IT demonstration, the Veterans Affairs Department showcased nine different technologies that it hopes will change how it delivers health care. The agency is testing medical mobile apps on iPads with 1,000 severely injured veterans.

  Defense

  August 02, 2013
• Indian Health Service facing data deadline

  Acting CIO Howard Hays said the agency is taking advantage of the work VA is doing to update its systems. Indian Health Services borrows heavily from VA\'s VistA electronic health records system. November 17, 2011(Encore presentation December 29, 2011)

  Ask the CIO

  November 18, 2011
• Telemedicine offers benefits, risks

  While telemedicine may sound like science fiction, it is already a reality, Scholl said. And NIST is working on standards to make the overlaying technology work.

  Federal Drive

  November 02, 2011
• Botswana’s Paperless Hospital

  A new hospital in Africa is being called a paperless hospital without borders. Botswana’s Bokamoso Private Hospital is a state-of-the-art hospital that allows patients to get the care they need without leaving the country. The…

  Technology

  April 26, 2010