Nextgov April 13, 2020
VA is adapting new ways to treat patients during the pandemic.
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic and federal guidelines directing the vast majority of Americans to stay home forced the Veterans Affairs Department to change the way it provides medical and mental health services to millions of veterans.
Yet data collected by the agency over the month of March regarding telehealth group therapy, remote mental health services and virtual medical appointments with patients are encouraging, according to VA Secretary Robert Wilkie.
“VA is open for business and we continue to provide same-day mental health services and mental health screening for veterans at risk who require attention at any of our facilities,” Wilkie said in a statement Monday. Wilkie added that he...
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