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The VA tapped tech giant Samsung and health tech company LIVMOR for a remote patient monitoring initiative focused on the cardiology space.
The program, which began in April 2020, was designed to help gather patient data via digital tools, including smartwatches, tablets and phones, as well as help clinicians coordinate and plan care.
"For me, this program has revolutionized the way that we deliver cardiology care, not only in North Texas but nationally from the national VA cardiology office. Prior to this our care was incongruous. Amongst cardiologists there are subspecialties … general cardiology and electrophysiology—all of those providers are cardiologists but we weren't able to streamline the patient's care," Dr. Lori Ellis, Head of Telecardiology and Digital Program Director for the Department of Veterans Affairs, North Texas, told