COLUMBUS—Today,
the Ohio House of Representatives passed House Concurrent Resolution
43, which urges Congress to appropriate funds for the telemedical
diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injury in military service
members and veterans at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
medical facilities.
This
resolution, sponsored by Representative Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) and
Representative Kenny Yuko (D-Richmond Heights), aims to promote the use
of better, more efficient technology in Veterans Affairs medical
facilities. Many traumatic brain injuries suffered by military service
members and veterans remain undiagnosed. This often occurs because many
Veterans Affairs medical facilities lack the resources to offer
sufficient access to physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist.
“It
is vitally important that we are offering the best medical care
possible to our veterans and military service members,” said Rep.
Johnson. “It is unacceptable that Veterans Affairs medical facilities
are forced to operate while underfunded, therefore causing them to be
unable to provide adequate medical care to some of our society’s most
deserving members.”
This resolution urges Congress to appropriate funds toward the installation
of video teleconference systems in 200 Department of Veterans Affairs
medical facilities, which would provide military service members and
veterans with timely and cost-effective access to physical medicine and
rehabilitation specialists for the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic
brain injury.
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