EHR Intelligence March 19, 2020
Christopher Jason

A doctor from the Department of Veterans Affairs explained why veterans should feel safe and secure with their health information under their new system, the Veterans Health Information Exchange (VHIE).

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) health information exchange, apply named the Veterans Health Information Exchange (VHIE), is set to deploy on April 17, 2020. Veterans will automatically enroll patients, making it easier for users to share their health information.

Jennifer MacDonald, MD, acting chief consultant to the Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health at the VA, used a VA.gov blog post to offer her thoughts on why the opt-in feature and the VHIE will be beneficial to veterans.

“This comes as a result of the launch of the VA...

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