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Retired Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Joe Calvillo smiles after confirming an upcoming VA appointment with the help of a staff member from the call center for the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System (VCB) on February 8, 2019.

VA national, local programs believed to help reduce VA wait times for new appointments

Posted on Friday, February 8, 2019 6:09 pmFebruary 8, 2019 Posted in ChooseVA, Technology by Luis Gutierrez 227 views

HARLINGEN, Texas – A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) …

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ICYMI: #ExploreVA Facebook Live Event on VA Health Care – Innovative Tools and Technologies

Posted on Monday, December 17, 2018 4:15 pmDecember 17, 2018 Posted in ExploreVA, Health by vacoramird 611 views

VA and Team Red, White & Blue (Team RWB) recently co-hosted an #ExploreVA Facebook Live event about new …

Screenshot of My HealtheVet home website. Veterans and caregivers use My HealtheVet to manage their health care, refill prescriptions, exchange Secure Messages and even learn about different conditions and ailments.

VA marks 15th anniversary of My HealtheVet

Posted on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 1:16 pmNovember 27, 2018 Posted in News Releases by OMR 179 views

Launched on Veterans Day 2003, My HealtheVet enables Veterans to refill their VA prescriptions, exchange …

Impaired Vision Services extend My HealtheVet care to blind and low vision Veterans

Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2018 10:00 amOctober 18, 2018 Posted in Health by VAntage Point Contributor 489 views

Vision-impaired Vietnam War Veteran uses new technology to access optical devices which are available via …

MyHealtheVet Home page

125,000 times and counting: Veterans using My HealtheVet to manage appointments

Posted on Monday, July 23, 2018 8:54 amJuly 24, 2018 Posted in Health, Top Stories by Alan Greilsamer 253 views

Currently, VA Online Scheduling is available to Veterans at more than 120 participating VA medical centers, …

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Join upcoming Twitter chat for information about VA’s innovative health care tools for Veterans and caregivers

Posted on Thursday, May 24, 2018 7:48 amMay 24, 2018 Posted in Health by Gary Hicks 75 views

Learn about the many connected health care tools VA offers to help improve the lives of Veterans, caregivers …

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VA introduces new feature that allows Veterans to securely access medical images online

Posted on Monday, April 30, 2018 2:23 pmApril 30, 2018 Posted in News Releases, Technology by OMR 113 views

Patients now have the option of obtaining their images and reports online, eliminating the need to visit a …

Texas VA partners with local organization to train Veterans how to get the most of My HealtheVet

Posted on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 11:11 amMay 9, 2018 Posted in Health, VSO / Partners by Luis Gutierrez 127 views

My HealtheVet is a web-based tool that helps more than 1.6 million Veterans improve their health by …

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Dedicated My HealtheVet volunteer finds joy in serving his Veteran colleagues

Posted on Thursday, July 6, 2017 8:07 amJuly 6, 2017 Posted in Honoring Vets, Top Stories, VA Volunteers, Vets Experience by VAntage Point Contributor 307 views

Emerson Beach survived being shot in the head twice while serving in the U.S. Navy.