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.