U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Soldier in uniform with his back turned while hugging someone not in uniform
By  Jessica Hagen 02:47 pm December 20, 2023
California-based virtual reality therapeutic company AppliedVR announced it secured an expanded contract with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs via its Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning, dubbed VA Immersive, to provide veterans with VR-based chronic low back pain therapies.  AppliedVR's RelieVRx (formerly EaseVRx) received FDA De Novo clearance in 2021 to be used in the treatment...
Dr. Christina Armstrong presenting at HIMSS21 on COVID Lessons Learned: The Invaluable Need for Virtual Care
By  Mallory Hackett 04:10 pm August 10, 2021
As one of the nation’s largest health systems, serving more than nine million veterans and supporting over 400,000 healthcare providers across the country, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs knew the importance of virtual care long before the pandemic forced its acceleration. To Dr. Christina Armstrong, a clinical psychologist at the VA’s Office of Connected Care, virtual care lets providers...
By  Mallory Hackett 11:24 am September 23, 2020
Dexcom’s G6 continuous glucose monitoring system will now be available at no cost for qualifying veterans through all U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacies, the company announced Tuesday. To qualify for a Dexcom G6 completely covered by the VA, patients must have diabetes mellitus, subscribe to an insulin regimen that requires three or more injections a day and four or more blood glucose...