Nationwide opioid epidemic prompts VA to implement life-saving idea
A Boston VA Health Care System employee saw an opportunity to improve reaction time to opioid overdoses, by …
Author: VA Center for Innovation
A year in review and another year ahead: VA Innovators Network looks back on 2016 and goals the year ahead
The VA Center for Innovation launched the VA Innovators Network program to create a culture of innovation at …
Making a better future: Kicking off the National Week of Making
The rise of the maker movement and community of makers represents a significant opportunity for how VA can …
VA hosting simultaneous “hackathons” in San Francisco, Austin
This weekend, VA will host simultaneous “hackathons” with a goal of developing innovations to …
A toolkit for design innovation: Putting Veterans’ needs first
Human-centered design serves as a foundational approach in which Veterans’ needs are the main focus during …
Listening to the voices of Veterans and their journey in the appeals system
To better understand how Veterans experience the process a group of six researchers spoke at length with 92 …
VA Innovation Creation Series launches third online challenge
VA Innovation Creation Series launches third online challenge to develop special controller for disabled Veterans.
VA to launch Innovation Creation Series for prosthetics and assistive technologies
This initiative aims to accelerate the development of personalized technologies to better care for Veterans …
‘A human can never be broken’
“A human can never be broken,” Hugh Herr stresses in his TED talk. Hugh grew up a climbing prodigy. …
Health innovation challenge coming to VA Atlanta Medical Center
On April 10-12, the VA Center for Innovation is collaborating with Forge Health on the Health Innovation …
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