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VA Launchpad arranges all of VA’s apps into five categories for Veterans: health management, health care team communication, vital health information sharing, mental health improvement, and quality of life improvement.

VA releases free mobile app to streamline health care access for Veterans and caregivers

Posted on Monday, August 19, 2019 4:00 pmAugust 19, 2019 Posted in #VetResources by Tim Hudak 8 comments 27k views

Make appointments, lose weight, send secure messages, download your VA care history -- all from your phone …

IMAGE: Shantia McCoy-Jones goes over VA's PUR App with a Veteran on a smartphone.

New mobile application helps Veterans become more involved in their health care

Posted on Thursday, September 14, 2017 8:41 amSeptember 14, 2017 Posted in Health, Technology, VA Innovations by VAntage Point Contributor 262 views

This app is unique in the mobile health market and is the only VA-developed app for pressure ulcer …

Mobile app helps Veteran drop weight and live healthily

Posted on Monday, March 28, 2016 10:48 amMarch 28, 2016 Posted in Health, Technology by Alan Greilsamer 200 views

U.S. Navy Veteran Richard Dalton readily admits one of his biggest limitations while trying to lose …

Health literacy is always a topic of discussion at VA.

VA Begins Implementation of Open Source EHR

Posted on Friday, July 1, 2011 6:58 amSeptember 20, 2018 Posted in Guest Posts by Peter Levin and Mike ONeill 95 views

To advance health care services, VA has utilized telemedicine to extend their reach. The open source …

Mobile App Helps Veterans with PTSD

Posted on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 12:44 pmMay 26, 2017 Posted in Guest Posts by VAntage Point Contributor 213 views

Clinical Psychologist for the National Center for PTSD Teams at VA’s National Center for PTSD and …