“Having poised itself as an extremely early adopter of fifth-generation wireless capabilities, the Veterans Affairs Department is leaning into the boosts from that upgrade to steer future-facing emerging technology-driven experiments.”
“And Dr. Thomas Osborne has a front-seat view to the unfolding innovation.”
“’What we’re working on is really cutting edge. It’s really, you know, far advanced—beyond what most people are doing or even thinking about, as far as I know,’ he said in this episode of Nextgov’s Critical Update podcast.’
“Osborne wears multiple hats as the director of VA’s National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation and the VA Palo Alto Health Care System’s chief medical informatics officer. He also works in academia. From his unique purview, the doctor shed some light on strategic efforts through which the massive health agency is deploying technologies that sound straight out of science fiction to modernize the care it provides…” Listen to the podcast here.
Source: Critical Update: Veterans Affairs Applies Mixed Reality Tech to Solve Real-World Health Issues – By Brandi Vincent, November 9, 2021. Nextgov.
