Telehealth Program and Connected Care - Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Provides virtual care methods, primarily high-speed internet and video-conferencing, to provide care and services for Veterans in one location while the health care provider is at another location. Enhances the accessibility of VA health care through video telehealth, and helps bridge the digital divide by establishing comfortable, private locations in communities where Veterans often have long travel times to VA facilities or poor connectivity at home. ATLAS sites are located in the following Minnesota counties: Becker, Brown, Carver, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Faribault, Fillmore, Jackson, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Marshall, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Redwood, Roseau, Saint Louis, Sibley, Steele, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, Waseca, Wilkin, Winona, and Yellow Medicine Home Telehealth: Provides equipment in the Veterans home to facilitate routinely sending health status monitoring data to the Veterans assigned Care Coordinator for diseases like diabetes, depression, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, heart failure and MOVE! weight management. Store-and-Forward Telehealth: For Veterans with known diabetes to prevent eye diseases caused by diabetes. Common services provided are retinal imaging and dermatology. Clinical Video Telehealth: Provides a live video connection with a specialist at another location and addresses many health conditions and diseases.
Last assured
04/26/2024
Physical Address
One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417
Hours
8 am - 4 pm Monday - Friday
Application process
Call
Required documents
Application/intake form; health insurance card; Medical Assistance/Medicaid (MA) card; photo ID
Eligibility
- Veterans who experience long travel times to VA facilities or have poor internet connectivity at home; there may be service related eligibility requirements; statewide - ATLAS: Serves the counties of Becker, Brown, Carver, Cass, Cook, Crow Wing, Faribault, Fillmore, Jackson, Kanabec, Koochiching, Lac qui Parle, Lake, Marshall, Morrison, Mower, Nicollet, Nobles, Olmsted, Redwood, Roseau, Saint Louis, Sibley, Steele, Swift, Traverse, Wabasha, Waseca, Wilkin, Winona, and Yellow Medicine
Service area
MN Becker County, MN Brown County, MN Carver County, MN Cass County, MN Cook County, MN Crow Wing County, MN Faribault County, MN Fillmore County, MN Jackson County, MN Kanabec County, MN Koochiching County, MN Lac Qui Parle County, MN Lake County, MN Marshall County, MN Morrison County, MN Mower County, MN Nicollet County, MN Nobles County, MN Olmsted County, MN Redwood County, MN Roseau County, MN Saint Louis County, MN Sibley County, MN Steele County, MN Swift County, MN Traverse County, MN Wabasha County, MN Waseca County, MN Wilkin County, MN Winona County, MN Yellow Medicine County, MN
Agency info
Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Administered by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs