If you are a member of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) care team, the Patient Viewer, Version 3 mobile application (app) will allow you to find information quickly from patients’ Electronic Health Records (EHRs) from the convenience of a mobile device. The app will help you have a thorough understanding of a patient’s health and gain immediate access to EHR data – both in your VA facility and on the go.

This app is designed for use with VA Mobile tablets. If you have not used your device lately and need help with it, contact the VA Mobile Help Desk 24/7 via web at http://help.vamobile.us, emailing help@vamobile.us, or by calling 844-4VA-MOBILE, (844-482-6624), 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (CT).

PLEASE NOTE: Patient Viewer is a web app that can be bookmarked on your mobile device. Read the instructions here.

Features:

• Access data from a patient’s EHR such as:
  • Vital Signs
  • Medications
  • Progress Notes
  • Documents and Reports
  • Consults (both by Staff and by Patient)
  • Lab Results
  • Radiology Reports
• Graph data from your patients’ records, such as vital signs and lab results
• Enter progress notes from your mobile device
• View Orders

The Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry is a database of health information from Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) or 1990-1991 Gulf War Veterans and Servicemembers collected through a questionnaire about exposures to airborne hazards. If you are a member of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) care team, the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry (AHOBPR) Clinical Portal will allow you access to review Registrants’ data, and therefore better understand the potential health effects of deployment-related exposures.

Features*:

• View Registrant records
• View and add flags to Registrant records
• Run basic and advanced reports
• Manage message templates, create and send messages and ask follow-up questions
• Manage user accounts
• Update a Registrant’s status
• Access built-in User Manual and help feature

*Some features may depend on user role

Whether you are a VA or non-VA care team member, the Caring4WomenVeterans App has useful information to help you serve the unique physical and mental health needs of women Veterans.

Women Veterans often have health needs that are different from both those of male Veterans and the general female population. Whether you are a VA or non-VA care team member, the Caring4WomenVeterans App offers comprehensive information targeting the specific health care needs of women Veterans. You will find facts and statistics about women Veterans’ health, an overview of common issues they face, questions to guide conversations with your patients and links to additional resources.

Features:

• Get screening and treatment guidelines for women Veterans who have experienced Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Military Sexual Trauma (MST)
• Learn which particular health issues and conditions are common to each era of service, including the Gulf, Iraq and Afghanistan wars
• Share helpful resources with women Veterans who are transitioning to civilian life

Outreach Materials

Caring4WomenVeterans Promotional Toolkit

VA providers and other VA staff can use this toolkit to raise awareness about and promote the use of the Caring4WomenVeterans app. Outreach materials for other apps can be found in the Connected Care Promotional Toolkit Directory.

VA network access is required to view the Promotional Toolkit Directory.

If you are a VA or non-VA care team member, the Preconception Care App will provide you with information to support the integration of preconception care into comprehensive primary care, thereby optimizing the health of women Veterans of reproductive age. The app provides a single, easy access point for provider-centered resources that address a variety of factors, including birth control usage, reproductive history, health status, family and genetic history and risks, vaccinations received and lifestyle factors.

Features:

• Reference recommended questions to help you talk about planning for or preventing pregnancy, including birth control and related health issues
• Find talking points to guide your discussions on mental health issues, general medical concerns and risk factors for specific medical conditions during pre-pregnancy and pregnancy
• Review a healthy lifestyle checklist with your patients that covers alcohol, drug and tobacco use; intimate partner violence; and vitamin and mineral guidelines
• Share resources and evidenced based information with patients about services and programs from VA, and other key organizations (e.g., Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), etc.)

Outreach Materials

Preconception Care Promotional Toolkit

VA providers and other VA staff can use this toolkit to raise awareness about and promote the use of the Preconception Care app. Outreach materials for other apps can be found in the Connected Care Promotional Toolkit Directory.

VA network access is required to view the Promotional Toolkit Directory.

If you are a member of a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) care team, the Patient Viewer, Version 4.4.3 mobile application (app) will allow you to find information quickly from patients’ Electronic Health Records (EHRs) from the convenience of a mobile device. The app will help you have a thorough understanding of a patient’s health and gain immediate access to EHR data – both in your VA facility and on the go.

This app is designed for use with VA Mobile tablets. If you have not used your device lately and need help with it or would like to request a device for testing, please contact the Office of Connected Care Help Desk 24/7 by calling 866-651-3180.

Please Note: Patient Viewer is a web app that can be bookmarked on your mobile device. Read the instructions here.

Features:

• Access data from a patient’s EHR such as:
• Contact Information (Cover Sheet)
• Vital Signs
• Medications
• Progress Notes
• Documents and Reports
• Consults (both by Staff and by Patient)
• Lab Results
• Radiology Reports
• Graph data from your patients’ records, such as vital signs and lab results
• View selected Veteran’s Self-Entered Data (SED)
• Schedule and start video visits with your patients
• View Orders
• Request photo/video follow ups

Outreach Materials

Patient Viewer Promotional Toolkit

VA providers and other VA staff can use this toolkit to raise awareness about and promote the use of the Patient Viewer app. Outreach materials for other apps can be found in the Connected Care Promotional Toolkit Directory.

VA network access is required to view the Promotional Toolkit Directory.

For both VA and non-VA care teams, particularly direct care providers including nurses, physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) specialists and Imaging staff, the Safe Patient Handling app provides evidence-based Safe Patient Handling and Mobility (SPHM) techniques to help provide the safest care possible to patients. The app offers a blend of knowledge and tools to prevent injury of both health care professionals and the patients they care for by incorporating patient assessments, scoring tools, algorithms, equipment guides, videos for training and peer leader activity checklists. The information in this app offers the current best practices in SPHM at the point of care, preventing injury and improving interactions between patients and health care professionals.

If you have any questions or feedback on the Safe Patient Handling app, please reach out to VASPHApp@va.gov.

Features

• Pictures and video clips of a variety of patient handling and mobility technologies
• Comprehensive patient assessments and algorithms
• Scoring and algorithms for specific patient handling tasks
• Information about the National Association of Orthopedic Nurses and the Association of PeriOperative Registered Nurses
• SPHM Resources

Outreach Materials

Safe Patient Handling Promotional Toolkit

VA providers and other VA staff can use this toolkit to raise awareness about and promote the use of the Safe Patient Handling app. Outreach materials for other apps can be found in the Connected Care Promotional Toolkit Directory.

VA network access is required to view the Promotional Toolkit Directory.

The Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) Annie mobile application (app) is a Short Message Service (SMS) text messaging capability that promotes self-care for Veterans enrolled in VA health care. Patients using Annie receive automated prompts to track and monitor their own health and motivational/educational messages. Annie also sends broadcast messages from the patient’s local VA medical center.

The Annie App for Clinicians allows clinicians to use and create care protocols that allow patients to easily submit their health readings back to Annie. Messages and patient data is stored in the Annie system where clinicians can view the texts and readings as needed.

Features:

• Request and receive health readings from patients, such as blood pressure, glucose, caloric intake and more
• Patient responses to messages are stored in the Annie system – not sent directly to you – but you can view Veterans’ messages whenever you want
• Enroll patients in protocols to receive automated messages from Annie. This includes automated alerts if patient health data readings fall below or above pre-set thresholds
• Create and send automated motivational and educational messages from Annie to patients, encouraging them to stay on track with their care plan and achieve their goals
• Send messages on behalf of your VA medical facility to quickly reach groups of patients who have opted-in to receiving messages and updates from your VA medical facility
• Certain authorized VA staff will have the ability to create protocols and send messages on behalf of their VA medical facility

Outreach Materials

Annie App for Clinicians Promotional Toolkit

VA clinicians and other VA staff can use this toolkit to raise awareness about and promote the use of the Annie App for Clinicians. Outreach materials for other apps can be found in the Connected Care Promotional Toolkit Directory.

VA network access is required to view the Promotional Toolkit Directory.

The Image Viewing Solution (IVS) mobile application (app) allows U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) clinicians and other medical professionals to search for and view patients’ clinical images. The IVS aggregates images from VA enterprise medical facilities, offering easily accessible diagnostic-grade images, capabilities to work with images (e.g., scrolling, panning, zooming, adjusting window/level) and a tool to collaborate with other VA clinical staff.

The IVS app protects Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and Protected Health Information (PHI) as well as the fidelity of the image, ensuring IVS usage is HIPAA compliant and that images cannot be manipulated.

• Find patients by searching specific archives or all of VA’s databases
• View and work with images in the IVS Study Browser
• Collaborate with other health care professionals
• View images from different perspectives (e.g., 2D, MIP/MPR, 3D)
• Work with images in a variety of ways, such as zooming, flipping, highlighting and measuring on an image

IVS Mobile App Quick Start Guide Training Video

Time: 3:30 minutes

Outreach Materials

Image Viewing Solution Promotional Toolkit

VA providers and other VA staff can use this toolkit to raise awareness about and promote the use of the Image Viewing Solution app. Outreach materials for other apps can be found in the Connected Care Promotional Toolkit Directory.

VA network access is required to view the Promotional Toolkit Directory.

The Scheduling Manager app allows Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) schedulers to receive, schedule and cancel appointment requests sent by patients through VA Online Scheduling (VAOS). With the app, schedulers may also securely send messages to patients who are using VA Online Scheduling. Scheduling Manager is primarily used by schedulers designated by their site as VA Online Scheduling Request Managers. Visit the VA Online Scheduling app page for a list of sites where VAOS is currently available.

Features:

• Schedule VA and Community Care appointment requests that Veterans submit through VA Online Scheduling
• Send messages about appointments and scheduling to patients who are using VA Online Scheduling
• Create VA Video Connect (VVC) appointment links

Scheduling Manager Demo for VA Schedulers

Exposure Ed delivers information on military-related exposures to health care providers.

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Veterans may have been exposed to a range of chemical, physical, and environmental hazards during service, and providers can use this tool to have an informed discussion with Veterans about their individual exposure-related concerns and potential impacts on their health.

Providers can also access information on exposure-related programs and benefits offered by the Department of Veterans Affairs and help Veterans assess their participation eligibility. This application should not be used for diagnostic purposes.

This tool was created by the Veteran's Health Administration - the nation's leading provider of Veterans' health care.