Personal Connected Healthcare Technologies Promted for Rural Veterans

Continua champions use of personal connected healthcare technologies at House Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing 07/05/2010.   Continua Health Alliance championed the use of personal connected healthcare technologies to increase veteran access to quality healthcare during last week's hearing of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Health. President and Chair of the Continua Board of Directors, Rick Cnossen, testified on behalf of the Alliance to address the issues facing veterans living in rural areas who typically receive lower quality healthcare than the general population due to lack of access. He discussed resolving this by utilizing eCare, defined as a class of health information technologies that can facilitate any kind of virtual visit or electronic connectivity outside of traditional office visits, and personal connected healthcare devices which can provide lower-cost access to quality care. The Medical News