U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs delivered more than 2.6 million episodes of telehealth care in fiscal year 2019, up 17 percent from last year, according to a Nov. 22 news release.
Three things to know:
1. More than 900,000 veterans used VA's telehealth services this year.
2. VA's telehealth application VA Video Connect usage increased 235 percent in 2019.
3. More than 200,000, or around two-thirds, of VA Video Connect appointments were for telemental health visits this year.