Today, Chairman Phil Roe, M.D. (R-Tenn.) released the hearing schedule for August 28 – September 1.

The following event is open to the press:

WHO: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

WHAT: “VA Home Telehealth: Looking Behind the Numbers”

WHEN: 8:30 a.m. ET, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 

WHERE: Garfield Charter Township Board Room, 3848 Veterans Drive, Traverse City, MI 49684

BACKGROUND: This hearing will examine the planning and management of VA telehealth, specifically information technology (IT) and the home telehealth program. At the hearing, a representative from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) will testify about OIG’s reports auditing the home telehealth program nationally, uncovering improper home telehealth enrollments at the Detroit VAMC, and auditing the use of mobile medical units nationally. The hearing will also touch on the innovations and accomplishments of the Saginaw, Battle Creek and Detroit, Michigan VAMCs which were honored in Hospitals and Health Networks Magazine’s “Most Wired” list