Post on 31-Mar-2015
VA Mobile Health Family Caregiver Program Brian Olinger, Web and Mobile Solutions, Veterans Health AdministrationWyatt Smith, MD, Agilex
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
The Global Challenge- Change Health Care -
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Traditional Health Care
Appropriately reduce
facility visits
Integrate into daily lives
Enable self care andachieving goals
Improve the quality of lives
Provide information and communication
• Average clinic visit with doctor is 15 minutes
• 3 visits per year = 45 minutes
• Prep time (drive, park, lobby)
• Opportunity to integrate into the daily lives of people
525,600 minutes in a
year
New Health Care
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Voice of the Veteran*
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VA asked Veterans and
their families
what they needed to feel empowered.* VA’s Voice of the Veteran survey was conducted in October 2012.
Risk & Novelty
Collaboration & Engagement
Efficiency & Effectiveness
Transferability & Scalability
• Clinicians and Veterans Designed
• New Way of Viewing and Accessing Health Care Data
• Real-time integration to Electronic Health Record (EHR)
• Access lab results, manage pain and more on-the-go, anywhere
• Appropriately reduce clinical visits
• Patients Are Active Participants In Their Care
• Relieves Burden of Unnecessary Travel, Parking, Waiting Room Time for Appointments
• Patient understanding of healthy goals and status
• One-click Rx Refill
• Patient Centered
• Delivers Health Care Remotely
• Provides Day-to-Day Support
• Secure Communications with VA Care Team
• Rx Refills Sent Directly to the Home
• Calendar Integration for Appointment Setting
• VA Owned and Available to Other Agencies
• Will be Available to 6 Million Veterans
• Conducting Studies of Effectiveness
• Embodies Highest FISMA Security Standards
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
VA Mobile Health Family Caregiver Program
• Care4Caregiver
• Health Advocate
• Health Assessment
• Journal
• RxRefill
• Secure Messaging
• Summary of Care
People:Nearly 1,000 Family Caregivers and
their Post-9/11 Seriously Injured Veterans
Technology “Clinic in Hand”
Suite of (11) Apps Pre-loaded on iPads
Technology: “Clinic-in-Hand” – Suite of 11 Apps
Pre-Loaded on Mobile Devices
• Launchpad
• Notifications & Reminders
• Pain Coach
• PTSD Coach