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Hello my name is Dr. Rivish I'm the
Telehealth Director here at the Phoenix
VA healthcare system in sunny Arizona we
pride ourselves in the use of innovation
and technology to provide world-class
health care to our veterans our veterans
don't actually have to drive all the way
to downtown Phoenix which is where the
Medical Center is located they can
receive the healthcare that they need
and connect with their clinician from
the comfort of their own homes thanks to
the rural veterans tele-rehabilitation
initiative which is one of two
enterprise-wide teller a habilitative
projects funded by the VA s office of
rural health our Veterans can receive
the healthcare that they need with what
we call VA video connect via video
Connect is a live synchronous connection
between the clinician and the patient at
home let's take a closer look good
morning sir you've been doing very well
with physical therapy since your surgery
you'll be discharging home today will
you continue with your physical therapy
exercises that you've been taught I am
but I'm not looking forward to it I live
so far away and I feel like I'll be
disconnected without your support we
can't stay connected do you have a
computer laptop tablet or smartphone yes
I have internet and email I have both
perfect with those devices you can
continue to receive health care in your
home through the VA video connect
program we can continue to do your
physical therapy exercises with you in
your home let me explain more
it's been two days since you're
discharged how are you doing I'm doing
great the pain is under control and the
swelling is minimal well that's good and
thanks to the exercises that you taught
me the range of motion is getting much
better already okay thank you also for
telling me about the VA video Connect
capability of course let's go ahead and
go over those exercises sure give me a
minute to get up besides connecting from
home like we just saw our veterans have
a choice to participate in these
activities at any of our outpatient
clinics let's take a look at some of
these group telehealth opportunities
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every veteran can benefit from these
telehealth opportunities even veterans
that don't have internet at home or
email or access to technology we have a
program by which we can issue a veteran
at no cost one of these VA issued iPads
we will arrive at their house in a
package and they will be ready to see
their clinicians via telehealth
the rural veterans tele rehabilitation
initiative Center is located in
Gainesville Florida
the Phoenix VA health care system here
in Arizona is one of the facilities
participating in this initiative other
sites include the VA Medical Center's at
Richmond Virginia
Dallas Texas and Lake City Tampa Florida
a variety of rehabilitation services is
participating in this initiative to
increase tele health services including
physical occupational recreational and
creative arts therapies as well as
supportive employment services our
mission is to provide our rural veterans
with quality rehabilitation treatment
options
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