UK Report Says NHS Should Follow VA's Approach to Telehealth

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) could learn a lot from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs' rollout of telehealth services, according to a new report from London-based healthcare think tank 2020health.

Specifically, the report's authors said the VA's system has made "better use of scarce clinical resources," while at the same time being cost effective. They also lauded the fact that while the program initially was designed to manage patients with chronic conditions and post-traumatic stress disorder, it now is being used for more preventative measures.

The authors came up with detailed plan for the NHS to introduce telehealth that included recommendations regarding...