Now available at six facilities, the app has enhanced quick and easy access to vital health records.
Main Highlights
- The VA’s new mobile app provides offline access to critical patient data, improving care for veterans in rural and remote areas.
- It eliminates the need for laptops, hotspots, VPNs, and Citrix, enabling direct access at the point of care.
- The app is active across all six facilities using the Federal Electronic Health Record system, boosting operational efficiency.
- Between August and September, 97% of transactions were completed in under two seconds, highlighting its strong performance.
- This innovation enhances healthcare delivery for veterans in underserved regions by offering faster and more reliable access to health records.
Last week, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) introduced a new mobile app with offline capabilities, built on Oracle Health’s Community Care technology. The app enables Home-Based Primary Care (HBPC) teams to serve veterans in rural and remote areas, even in places with limited or no internet connectivity.
According to Alan Greilsamer in a VA news release, the app allows HBPC staff to access essential patient data—such as documentation, orders, medications, lab results, and medical histories—in an offline, read-only format.
Previously, staff needed to log into laptops, connect through hotspots, use VPNs, and launch Citrix to access patient records. Now, they can view patient charts instantly at the point of care, saving time and reducing workflow interruptions.
The app is now in use at all six facilities operating with the Federal Electronic Health Record system. Between August 22 and mid-September, 97% of nearly 1,400 transactions—such as opening charts, submitting lab orders, or saving notes—were completed in under two seconds.
