Becker's Healthcare August 12, 2020
Jackie Drees

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the Department of Veterans Affairs to shift priorities for the deployment of its first 5G-enabled clinical care system at the VA Palo Alto (Calif.) Health Care System.

In February, VA announced a public-private partnership dubbed Project Convergence with Verizon, Microsoft and Medvis. Through the collaboration, Verizon provides a 5G network connection, Microsoft offers its HoloLens information delivery platform and headset used with imaging software from Medvis, which allows officials to view health information in interactive 3D holograms, models and overlays, according to an Aug. 11 NextGov report.

Thomas Osborne, MD, director of VA’s National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation, outlined the project’s advancements over the past few months and shared its goals for the year...

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Topics: 5G, Provider, Technology, VA / DoD
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