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Telehealth

VA has been a pioneer in virtual care and telehealth, adopting and testing technologies such as secure videoconferencing, store-and-forward capabilities for sharing images and data, remote monitoring, and mobile apps. According to VA’s Office of Connected Care, about 40 percent of Veterans receiving VA care—2.4 million people—participated in nearly 12 million telehealth encounters in 2023, including more than 9 million to Veterans in their homes or other offsite locations.

Rural Veterans  accounted for 40 percent of these 2023 telehealth encounters, but VA’s Office of Rural Health reports that 42 percent of Veterans enrolled in VA care do not have home internet that could support VA virtual care services.

Addressing this digital divide is a significant area of health systems research. Other key research includes cost-effectiveness, patient and provider satisfaction, overcoming implementation challenges, and comparing virtual and in-person care outcomes.

Each section below is populated by a search of the HSR website. Search results are generated based on the search term "Telehealth" . Results are updated as new data are available.

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Citations

(recent TELEHEALTH publications)


  • Sheinfil AZ, Morales-Aseff D, Lebowitz Z, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Giordano TP, Ecker AH. Remote alcohol biomarker monitoring to promote drinking reductions among people with HIV: A proof-of-concept pilot study. Journal of substance use and addiction treatment. 2026 Apr 2; 187:209957, DOI: 10.1016/j.josat.2026.209957.
  • Bolbocean C, Hayes C, Bogulski C. Telehealth Use and Modality Choice Among US Adults: Shorrocks-Shapley Decomposition of a 2022 Cross-Sectional National Survey. Journal of medical Internet research. 2026 Mar 18; 28:e81879, DOI: 10.2196/81879.
  • Larson AE, Escarce JJ, Ettner SL, Leung LB. Effect of State Medicaid Reimbursement Policies on Telehealth Visits in Community-Based Health Centers. Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association. 2026 Mar 12; 15305627261430589, DOI: 10.1177/15305627261430589.
  • Holder N, Batten A, Shiner B, Maguen S. Is symptom improvement similar during PTSD psychotherapy delivered by video telehealth and in-person in routine veterans health administration care? Journal of anxiety disorders. 2026 Feb 19; 119:103132, DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2026.103132.
  • Nicosia FM, Good MK, Arreguin BDC, Perez-Aguilar G, Chesney MA, Kaplan CP, Huang AJ. Learning Yoga Through Interactive Online Classes: Perspectives From Midlife and Older Women Enrolled in the LILA Trial for Urinary Incontinence. Global advances in integrative medicine and health. 2026 Feb 11; 15:27536130261425954, DOI: 10.1177/27536130261425954.

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Publication Briefs

(recent TELEHEALTH Publication Briefs )



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Studies

(recent TELEHEALTH projects )

Project No.  Title  PI  Funding End   
RCS 24-265 HSR&D Senior Research Career Scientist Award Damush, Teresa 2031-03-31
CDA 22-192 Improving Specialty Care Through Virtual Care Models Tisdale, Rebecca 2030-12-31
HSR5-009-24W Optimizing Multi-System Care Among Veterans with Chronic Pain Govier, Diana 2030-12-31
CDA 22-197 VA's virtual care initiatives and suicide prevention Gujral, Kritee 2029-09-30
CDA 24-112 UNderstanding and Improving Teleoncology Experience and care Delivery (UNITED) Huang, Li-Wen 2029-07-31

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HSR Briefs, Reports, Newsletters

HSR&D Research on Telehealth (06-01-2023)

Evidence Brief: Safety and Effectiveness of Telehealth-delivered Mental Healthcare (11-21-2022)

Evidence Brief - Safety and Effectiveness of Telehealth-delivered Mental Health Care (10-31-2022)

Evidence Inventory - Emergency Department-based Telehealth Interventions for Older Adults (08-08-2022)

Evidence Compendium - Emergency Planning and Risk Management for Telehealth-delivered Mental Health Care (04-04-2022)

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Cyberseminars

The most recent "Telehealth" seminars are displayed.

Date Title Presenter(s)
12/4/2024 Suicide Prevention 2.0 (SP 2.0) Clinical Telehealth Program Stacy, Meaghan  
Walker, Jessica A.  
7/10/2024 Examining Trends in Telehealth Prescriptions of Controlled Substances: Modalities, Medications, Patient/Provider Relationships Baylis, Jacob  
Huebler, Sophie  
Gordon, Adam  
6/20/2024 Results from the Learning to Apply Mindfulness to Pain (LAMP) Study: A Pragmatic Clinical Trial Burgess, Diana  
4/10/2024 Implementation Determinants of a Virtual Telehealth Program for Patients with Persistently Poorly Controlled Diabetes Drake, Connor  
3/21/2024 Telehealth Delivery of Yoga for Wellness Groups: Findings from a Multi-Site TeleYoga Program Evaluation Nicosia, Francesca  

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Videos


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Podcasts


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Other Resources

  • Visit VA’s office of Telehealth Services to learn more about telehealth and virtual health services available to Veterans and VA providers.
  • Learn more about the work being conducted by the HSR-funded Virtual Care Consortium of Research.
  • Visit VA’s Office of Connected Care to learn more about virtual care services in VA.

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