The Department of Veterans Affairs has unveiled a research and development hub for artificial intelligence-based health care technology platforms intended to support former military personnel, their families and caregivers.
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Robert Wilkie: VA May Receive Higher Budget After 2020 Elections
Robert Wilkie, secretary of veterans affairs and a 2019 Wash100 Award recipient, said he predicts his department's programs would win the budgetary favor of the upcoming 2020 elections, Military Times reported Thursday.
Read More »VA Opens Health Care Innovation Center in California; Robert Wilkie Quoted
The Department of Veterans Affairs has established a new California-based center that would focus on the technological innovation of health care services. VA said Monday that it stood up the National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation under a partnership with the Veterans Health Administration Innovation Ecosystem. NCCHI operates as part of the department's Palo Alto Health Care System.
Read More »Robert Wilkie Talks VA Budget at Convention
Robert Wilkie, secretary of Department of Veterans Affairs and a 2019 Wash100 Award winner, said he expects VA’s budget to increase in the coming years, the Military website reported Wednesday.
Read More »VA Unveils Resource App for Veterans, Caregivers; Robert Wilkie Quoted
The Department of Veterans Affairs has introduced a smartphone application that works to organize and streamline healthcare resources into a unified location for veterans and caregivers. The Launchpad for Veterans suite will enable users to access VA apps from five different categories namely mental health improvement, health care team communication, vital health information sharing and quality of life improvement, the agency said Monday.
Read More »DoD to Help VA Centralize Health Care Supply Chain; Robert Wilkie Quoted
The Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency agreed to help modernize the Department of Veterans Affairs' supply chain management. VA said Monday that it will gain access to DLA’s network of suppliers across the U.S. under the new partnership. The effort would centralize VA's ordering system to reduce risk, abuse, waste and fraud in the procurement of medical items.
Read More »VA Continues Efforts to Implement Mission Act; Robert Wilkie Quoted
The Department of Veterans Affairs is working to augment its health care system with new implementations as part of the Maintaining Internal Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks or MISSION act. The legislation, passed in 2018, intends to streamline the delivery of health care services and help veterans access more care options that suit their needs, VA said Monday.
Read More »VA Helping Veterans Secure Computer Technology Jobs; Robert Wilkie Quoted
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced a new effort to help former servicemen prepare for computer-focused careers, and seeks professionals who would serve as trainers. The Veteran Employment Through Technology Education Courses program is intended to help veterans enter workforces in the areas of information technology, information science, media application, data processing and other computer-related fields, VA said Wednesday.
Read More »Robert Wilkie: VA, DoD to Collaborate on EHR System Implementation, Interoperability Efforts
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert Wilkie has said VA will work closely with the Defense Department over the next decade in efforts to deploy and ensure interoperability of their updated electronic health record systems.
Read More »Senate Approves Robert Wilkie as VA Secretary
Robert Wilkie, former undersecretary for personnel and readiness at the Defense Department, received Senate confirmation Monday to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs via a 86-9 vote, The Hill reported Monday. He succeeds David Shulkin, whom President Trump dismissed as VA secretary in March, and has held that position in …
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