U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs & Department Of Defense Launch National Telehealth Projects For Critical Care

Federal officials are partnering with several health systems and telehealth companies to develop a nationwide telecritical care network, including a separate telemedicine platform for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The U.S. Defense Department’s Telemedicine & Advanced Technology Research Center (TATRC) and Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC) recently launched Phase 1 of National Emergency Telecritical Care Network (NETCCN) Project, aimed at creating a network of “virtual critical care wards” to address the coronavirus pandemic.

TATRC and METC are partnering with Avera Health, the Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU), the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), UPMC, Philips . . .