“As the values of cryptocurrencies rise and fall meteorically, and your refrigerator orders milk on Amazon because it noticed you ran out, it can be easy to get caught up in the excitement over the technologies driving these attention-grabbing advances. But some technology leaders at the Veterans Affairs Department think it might be time to take a step back and evaluate them more dispassionately.”
“…Charles Worthington, VA’s chief technology officer, said during a Jan. 16 AFCEA panel…VA’s biggest technological issue right now is communicating with other organizations in a standard way. The department is making a big push to improve interoperability of its health records, including committing to switching from its current records system to the one DoD now uses. It’s not clear what blockchain or Internet of Things could contribute when it comes to solving that problem.”
“He said he’s trying to institute a change in mindset at VA where the focus is on the problem, and the possible solutions are flexible. He said it requires a certain nimbleness to take advantage of new solutions rather than predetermining them…And sometimes, it’s not the new technology itself, but the underlying concepts that are valuable…” Read the full article here.
Source: VA technology leaders say real value found in concepts underlying new innovations – By David Thornton, February 16, 2018. Federal News Radio.
