“The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) brought us nicotine patches, cardiac pacemakers, and many innovations in prosthetic limbs.”
“Could it also, in a 21st-century way, bring back house calls?”
“That’s part of the vision outlined by MITRE and VA panelists at the Feb. 27 MITRExchange, which was devoted to helping improve care for veterans. Dr. Carolyn Clancy, the VA’s deputy undersecretary for discovery, education, and affiliate networks, detailed the agency’s efforts to ensure all veterans—one-third of whom live in rural areas—have equal access to healthcare services. Long a challenge for the VA, reaching rural patients is being explored in several ways. One idea, for example, is to use virtual tumor boards—tech-powered gatherings of oncology team members to review progress on treatments and adjust as needed.”
“Jackie Wynn, MITRE vice president and Center for Veterans Enterprise Transformation director, said such innovation could bring healthcare closer to home…” Read the full press release here.
Source: MITRExchange: A New Era of VA Innovation – February 28, 2019. MITRE.
