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Friday, July 31

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Coming Home

By Brad

The New York Times “Bits” blog on a smart new way to put telemedicine in action: online therapy for veterans and their families:

Beginning August 1 in Hawaii, TriWest Healthcare Alliance, which provides health care for a third of military service members and their families, will use American Well to put soldiers and their family members face to face with psychologists and psychiatrists over the Web.

The service is part of a program mandated by the Department of Defense to address soldiers’ mental health. Accessing mental health services quickly, conveniently and privately is important for service members, said David J. McIntyre, Jr., chief executive of TriWest.

More information on the Internet and health care can be found in the IIA Broadband Fact Book.

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