“It is not easy to positively impact one million Veteran lives while engaging 25,000 frontline employees and saving $30 million, but the Veterans Health Administration Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE) has done just that by empowering frontline employees to innovate.”
“Through its four portfolios, and under the leadership of Executive Director Dr. Ryan Vega, VHA IE is improving care for Veterans by revitalizing grassroots and strategic innovation efforts within the VHA health care system. It’s also forging innovative partnerships with academia and private industry. Consisting of the VHA Innovators Network (iNET), Diffusion of Excellence, Care and Transformational Initiatives, and the VHA Innovators Community, VHA IE has been incredibly successful and has positively impacted many Veteran lives.”
“In practice…
Programs and practices like this prompted Modern Healthcare to honor Dr. Vega with a Top 25 Emerging Leaders award for 2019. The award reflects the commitment of Dr. Vega and all VA innovators to change Veteran care for the better and influence health care as a whole…” Read the full post here.
Source: Discovering Grassroots Innovation is Leading Veteran Health Care into the Future – By Matthew Razak, January 16, 2020. VA.
