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Are you getting VA’s text messages? VA is texting health care updates and reminders

Posted on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 4:00 pmApril 6, 2020 Posted in #VetResources, VA Innovations, Vets Experience by Kiran Dhillon 21k views

VEText messaging is helping Veterans enrolled in VA health care with important updates, appointment …

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VEText enhances access and improves experience for Veterans

Posted on Thursday, March 7, 2019 10:00 amMarch 14, 2019 Posted in Health, Vets Experience by VAntage Point Contributor 1k views

VEText is a powerful connection between VA and Veterans. We’ve sent over 70 million appointment …

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 H. Loza Gutierrez 949 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 792 views

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

Using VEText, a local Veteran looks at the screen of a smart phone to read a recent text received April 30, 2018. (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs photo illustration by Reynaldo Leal)

VEText is working for a Texas VA’s medical scheduling

Posted on Tuesday, August 21, 2018 10:15 amAugust 21, 2018 Posted in Technology, VA Innovations, Vets Experience by Luis H. Loza Gutierrez 358 views

HARLINGEN, Texas – VA Texas Valley Costal Bend Health Care System, commonly referred to as VCB, which is …

VEText system transforming VA’s medical scheduling process

Posted on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 9:35 amJuly 17, 2018 Posted in News Releases by OMR 7k views

According to the Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Office of Veterans Access to Care, as of July 9, …

VA now reminds Veterans of their appointments by text

Posted on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 10:00 amJune 27, 2018 Posted in Health, Inside Veterans Health, Top Stories by VAntage Point Contributor 2k views

VA will now remind all enrolled Veterans of their appointments by text. It’s called VEText, an interactive …

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Regional VA using technology to keep Veterans informed, manage appointments

Posted on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 11:43 amJanuary 17, 2018 Posted in Health, Technology by Macario Mora 562 views

As of December, the VEText program became available for specialty appointments, but does \not replace the …