“In a recent conversation with Nextgov, Veteran’s Health Administration Innovation Ecosystem Executive Director Dr. Ryan Vega reflected on the fruits of VA’s mission- and digitally-driven innovation that blossomed this year across several domains—and shed light on the agency’s plans to implement new applications of emerging technology in 2020…”
“Innovation Driven By Artificial Intelligence
Recognizing the need to harness the power of artificial intelligence—especially as VA houses one of the most robust data collections and one of the largest integrated medical records systems in the world—the agency appointed its first-ever director of AI in July. Dr. Gil Alterovitz…”
“Harnessing Emerging Technologies to Boost Veteran Care
The agency’s internal personnel and medical professionals also are leveraging emerging and digital technology to transform the experiences and care of VA patients. They are pioneering new ways to use 3D-printing to plan surgeries, assist amputees and, eventually, build bones and organs from scratch…”
“Fruits of Innovative Collaborations
In 2019, VA insiders and America’s health care community also saw the fruits of unique approaches the agency is taking to spur innovation through partnerships and hackathons and piloting to spearhead new ideas…”
“Next year, Vega said the agency will hone in on accelerating advancements across various emerging technologies. He said given the agency’s infrastructure, “bioprinting is going to be one area that we have to take charge.”
“He also added that the utilization…” Read the full article here.
Source: How VA Is Tapping Cutting-Edge Tech for Veterans – By Brandi Vincent, December 26, 2019. Nextgov.
