Veterans Affairs

Mark Zhang, acting assistant under secretary for health at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Emerging Technologies
The VA’s next chapter in healthcare innovation and precision medicine
By Jessica Hagen | 01:04 pm | January 27, 2026
In Part 1 of Season 2 of MobiHealthNews’ Emerging Technologies series, Mark Zhang, acting assistant under secretary for health, explains how innovation is scaling across the VA.
T-Mobile provides 70K lines of wireless service to the VA to support telehealth efforts
By Jonah Comstock | 03:42 pm | December 10, 2018
The deal is part of a five-year $993.5 million contract between the DoD, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Verizon.
How the VA's Lighthouse initiative is leveraging the developer community
By HIMSS TV | 05:25 pm | May 10, 2018
Drew Myklegard, who leads the Veterans Affairs project, discusses with HIMSS Innovator in Residence Adam Culbertson the role outside developers are playing in finding solutions to improve the agency's care for veterans.
Digital health news briefs for 3/16/2017
By Dave Muoio | 04:35 pm | March 16, 2018
How the VA is improving patient care through connected tech, teleheath
03:22 pm | February 14, 2018
Proposed rule would let VA caregivers practice telemedicine across state lines
By Bill Siwicki | 04:35 pm | September 29, 2017
VA, Air Force forge telehealth partnership for critically ill patients
06:35 pm | July 06, 2017
Intel gifts VA 1,000 Basis wearables for sleep study, weight management
By Jonah Comstock | 08:33 am | May 12, 2015
The VA's App Store has 17 health apps, 300,000 downloads so far
By Jonah Comstock | 10:21 am | March 10, 2015
California hospital's patient safety protocols now require a wearable
By Jonah Comstock | 12:03 pm | December 03, 2014