{"id":1664,"date":"2017-04-19T00:42:59","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T04:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/?p=1664"},"modified":"2024-02-13T08:33:18","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T13:33:18","slug":"veterans-appointment-request-var-app-now-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/veterans-appointment-request-var-app-now-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Appointment Request (VAR) App Now Available"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"600\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\">\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p>The Veterans Health Administration\u2019s Office of Connected Care has begun a phased release of the Veteran Appointment Request (VAR) app at <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.va.gov\/app\/veteran-appointment-request\"><u>select locations<\/u><\/a>. The web-based app makes it possible for Veterans enrolled in VA health care to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>View or Cancel<\/strong> existing clinic appointments<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make requests<\/strong> for help scheduling primary care and mental health appointments at facilities where they receive care<\/li>\n<li><strong>Self-schedule<\/strong> primary care appointments for their assigned primary care provider<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We have been collaborating with the Office of Connected Care on preparation activities and <strong>VAR is now available to Veterans enrolled with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baypines.va.gov\/\"><u>Bay Pines VA Healthcare System<\/u><\/a> effective <\/strong><strong>April <\/strong><strong>17, 2017. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>VA is continuing to expand VAR\u2019s functionality and make it available for additional clinics. Your feedback is valuable and can assist VA with advancing the VAR app. Please share your experiences on the VA App Store VAR page, under the <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.va.gov\/app\/veteran-appointment-request#AppReviews\"><u>Feedback to VA<\/u><\/a> tab. If you need assistance with the VAR app, please contact the VA Mobile Solutions Help Desk at 1-877-470-5947, weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., CT.<\/p>\n<p>There are several VAR resources available to Veterans on the VAR App Store internet page at: <a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.va.gov\/app\/veteran-appointment-request\"><u>https:\/\/mobile.va.gov\/app\/veteran-appointment-request<\/u><\/a>. These resources include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>VAR User Manual<\/li>\n<li>VAR Quick Start Guide<\/li>\n<li>Veteran-facing Frequently Asked Questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We appreciate your efforts to serve Veterans by sharing information about VAR with America\u2019s heroes, their loved ones, and others with a vested interest in VA health care operations.<\/p>\n<p>Sincerely,<\/p>\n<p>Jason W. Dangel<\/p>\n<p>Public Affairs Officer (00PA), U.S. Army Veteran<\/p>\n<p>Bay Pines VA Healthcare System (516)<\/p>\n<p>10000 Bay Pines Blvd., Bay Pines, FL 33744<\/p>\n<p>(O) (727) 398-6661, Ext. 15031 | (M) (727) 798-1531 | (F) (727) 398-9442<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.baypines.va.gov\/\"><u>www.baypines.va.gov<\/u><\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vabaypines\"><u>www.facebook.com\/vabaypines<\/u><\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/vabaypines\"><u>www.twitter.com\/vabaypines<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"299\">Quality | Access | Customer Experience<\/p>\n<p>Employee Engagement | Operational Efficiency <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baypines.va.gov\/fivestar.asp\"><u>www.baypines.va.gov\/fivestar.asp<\/u><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"100%\"><strong>BAY PINES VA HEALTHCARE SYSTEM<\/strong> QUALITY | ACCESS | CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT | OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY 10000 Bay Pines Blvd. | Bay Pines, FL 33744 | PH: 888-820-0230 | Fax: 727-398-9442<\/p>\n<p>The Bay Pines VAHCS is one of the nation&#8217;s leading VA healthcare systems, employing more than 4,000 medical professionals and support staff dedicated to providing high quality care to Veterans residing in southwest Florida. The organization operates nine facilities to include the medical center located in Bay Pines and clinics located throughout a 10-county area in southwest Florida.<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the facilities and services offered by the Bay Pines VAHCS, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.baypines.va.gov\/\"><u>www.BayPines.va.gov<\/u><\/a> or &#8220;like&#8221; us on Facebook at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VABayPines\"><u>www.facebook.com\/VABayPines<\/u><\/a>, or follow us on Twitter at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/VABayPines\"><u>www.twitter.com\/VABayPines<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For any questions about the content of this message, please contact the Bay Pines VAHCS Office of Public Affairs at 727-398-9531 or email <a href=\"mailto:vhabaypublicaffairs@va.gov\"><u>vhabaypublicaffairs@va.gov<\/u><\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Veterans Health Administration\u2019s Office of Connected Care has begun a phased release of the Veteran Appointment Request (VAR) app at select locations. The web-based app makes it possible for Veterans enrolled in VA health care to: View or Cancel existing clinic appointments Make requests for help scheduling primary care and mental health appointments at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/veterans-appointment-request-var-app-now-available\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Veterans Appointment Request (VAR) App Now Available<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[8,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1664","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-benefits","category-general-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1664"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1664\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1665,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1664\/revisions\/1665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/veterans\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}