Long Covid is defined as new, returning or lingering symptoms after an initial Covid-19 infection. As the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is the largest integrated healthcare system in the United States, the Department of Veterans Affairs has launched several initiatives to study and treat the long-term effects of Covid-19 on veterans. Dr. Carolyn Clancy, assistant […]
3D printing technology has been around for a while, but at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), printing an actual model of a patient’s organ will help improve surgeries and healthcare for vets. Dr. Beth Ripley, VHA 3D Printing Network Initiative enterprise lead, VA Ventures director and radiologist at the VA Puget Sound Health Care […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information and Technology is working to enhance veteran experience on the customer end. Todd Simpson, deputy assistant secretary for development, security and operations (DevSecOps) at the VA Office of Information and Technology, said the DevSecOps software development approach, which involves moving from a project focus to a […]
President Biden announced on Veterans Day a strategy to identify and treat health issues in veterans that developed from toxic exposures on the front lines. That includes environmental hazards from burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough said the president is the first to ensure certain medical conditions, […]
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of Information and Technology is innovating its tech tools to support the overall mission of the VA. IT investment management can benefit both veterans and the department. Leading the charge is Paul Brubaker, acting principal deputy assistant secretary at the VA Office of Information and Technology. Brubaker said […]
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has an event next week. The Innovation Experience (iEX) Virtual Series will showcase advances in innovation, collaboration and technology that will improve and save veterans’ lives. Allison Amrhein, Director of Operations at the VHA Innovators Network, said the event will highlight technology, including virtual reality and clinical simulation, and initiatives, […]
Agencies have been working for years to institute strong IT governance strategies that lead to savings and better performing IT systems. The Department of Veterans Affairs has been continually tweaking its plan. Merissa Larson, executive director for quality and risk in the VA Office of Information and Technology (OIT), said her team has embraced IT […]
