[HTML][HTML] Overcoming access barriers for veterans: Cohort study of the distribution and use of veterans affairs' video-enabled tablets before and during the COVID-19 …

Z Dhanani, JM Ferguson, J Van Campen… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, as health care services shifted to video-and
phone-based modalities for patient and provider safety, the Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of …

[HTML][HTML] Patient perceptions of video visits using veterans affairs telehealth tablets: survey study

C Slightam, AJ Gregory, J Hu, J Jacobs… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Video-based health care can help address access gaps for patients and is
rapidly being offered by health care organizations. However, patients who lack access to …

Crossing the digital divide: a veteran affairs program to distribute video-enabled devices to patients in a supportive housing program

CM Wray, J Van Campen, J Hu, C Slightam… - JAMIA …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective Evaluate an initiative to distribute video-enabled tablets and cell phones to
individuals enrolled in Veterans Health Affairs supportive housing program during the …

Virtual care expansion in the Veterans Health Administration during the COVID-19 pandemic: clinical services and patient characteristics associated with utilization

JM Ferguson, J Jacobs, M Yefimova… - Journal of the …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives To describe the shift from in-person to virtual care within Veterans Affairs (VA)
during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic and to identify at-risk patient populations …

[HTML][HTML] Examining telehealth use among primary care patients, providers, and clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic

C Der-Martirosian, K Chu, WN Steers, T Wyte-Lake… - BMC Primary …, 2022 - Springer
Background At the onset of COVID-19, there was a rapid expansion of telehealth
(video/telephone) visits to maintain delivery of primary care (PC) services at the Veterans …

[HTML][HTML] Differences in the use of telephone and video telemedicine visits during the COVID-19 pandemic

JA Rodriguez, JR Betancourt, TD Sequist… - The American journal …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
OBJECTIVES: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced health systems
to offer video and telephone visits as in-person visit alternatives. Although video visits offer …

Increasing telehealth access to care for older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic at an academic medical center: Video Visits for Elders Project (VVEP)

JN Chu, C Kaplan, JS Lee, J Livaudais-Toman… - The Joint Commission …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant increase in ambulatory virtual care,
threatening access to care for older adults with lower digital literacy. This report describes …

[HTML][HTML] Telehealth and the digital divide: identifying potential care gaps in video visit use

H Choxi, H VanDerSchaaf, Y Li, E Morgan - Journal of medical systems, 2022 - Springer
In recent years, telehealth visits have surged in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
However, existing structural inequities impact the access and use of information technology …

[HTML][HTML] Use of video telehealth tablets to increase access for veterans experiencing homelessness

LA Garvin, J Hu, C Slightam, DK McInnes… - Journal of General …, 2021 - Springer
Background Veterans experiencing homelessness face substantial barriers to accessing
health and social services. In 2016, the Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare system launched a …

Disparities in virtual cardiology visits among Veterans Health Administration patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

RL Tisdale, J Ferguson, J Van Campen, L Greene… - JAMIA …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the Veterans
Health Administration (VA) rapidly expanded virtual care (defined as care delivered by video …