Health Policy
Product Review
ASCVD Risk Estimator
Original Research
A Medical Specialty e-Consult Program in a VA Health Care System
Utilization, satisfaction, and perceived benefits differed among primary care providers and specialists in this study of e-Consults across the VA...
Government and Regulations
Patient Connectivity During Power Outages
Best Practices
The Use of Secure Messaging in Medical Specialty Care
The benefits of improving communication between health care providers and patients outweigh secure messaging’s implementation challenges.
Government and Regulations
Getting Along With Electronic Technology—Safely
Commentary
Making Health Care More Accessible and Convenient
Best Practices
Electronic Consult Experience: Making Health Care More Accessible and Convenient for Veterans
The Office of Specialty Care Transformation developed the Electronic Consultation (E-Consult) initiative to improve access to specialty care for...
Best Practices
The National Center for Telehealth and Technology
The country’s focus on the invisible wounds of war for more than a decade has dramatically raised the awareness and care for the entire military...
Best Practices
Order Out of Chaos: Emergency Department Integration Software
For as long as there have been emergency departments (EDs), there has been a need to keep track of patients and their status. For most of that...
Government and Regulations
Another Whack at the Backlog; Leveling the Health Care Playing Field; Clearing Up Confusion About the Affordable Care Act; VA Health System Makes the Most Wired List
In the ongoing effort to cut the backlog of disability compensation claims down to size, the VA has added a new online application that allows...