Air Force offers pregnancy app, medical app to Tricare members

VMCThe Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia (CEMM), established by the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, released two health apps this week, which are available for anyone who receive health insurance benefits from the military.The Department of Veteran Affairs, which has been developing its own suite of apps for the past few years, has shared information about the app with different heads of its organization — the Women Veteran Program Managers, Women’s Health Medical Directors and Maternity Care Coordinators. The VA plans to encourage its providers to promote the app to members via its Clinical Practice Guidelines site.  Read more

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