MobiHealth News August 10, 2021
Dr. Christina Armstrong, a clinical psychologist at the VA’s Office of Connected Care, shares how other health systems can prepare for future crises with virtual care.
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 leverage the white space – the time between in-person doctor’s visits – to actually support healthy behavior changes.
“We just have this tiny snapshot of their lives and that’s where virtual care comes in,”...
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