Healthcare IT News May 19, 2020
Kat Jercich

The VA St. Louis Healthcare System is partnering with telecom vendor Uniper Care in a pilot program to give veterans access to social support to address loneliness and depression.

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs St. Louis Healthcare System announced this week that it has contracted with the telecommunications vendor Uniper Care for a pilot program providing veterans access to telehealth and social engagement services.

As part of the pilot program, 40 to 50 veterans would have access to the Uniper Care service at no charge, a VA St. Louis Healthcare System representative told Healthcare IT News.

Uniper Care’s system allows users to adapt their televisions into an interactive platform using an HDMI cable; its cross-platform service is also...

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