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Suicide Risk Screen Follow Up Monitor acts as a safety net to ensure that Veterans complete the Comprehensive Suicide Risk Evaluation (CSRE) following a positive suicide screen. The practice provides a CPRS pop-up notification and populates a real-time VistA report to identify patients that have a positive screening within the last 36 hours and alert the Suicide Prevention Coordinator or Suicide Prevent team designee(s). Following full implementation of all sites in VISN 15 in 2022, VISN 15 increased adherence for CSRE completion from 65% to 90%.
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Learn more about the Suicide Risk Screen Follow Up Monitor on Diffusion Marketplace. Suicide Risk Screen Follow Up Monitor aligns with the VA health care priority: Prevent Veteran Suicide.
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What's Happening?
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10th VHA Shark Tank Competition Kicks Off in April
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Applications for the 10th VHA Shark Tank Competition open on April 1! The competition empowers VA frontline employees to spread their innovative health care solutions by providing exposure to all levels of leadership and an opportunity to replicate their practices to new VA facilities.
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All VHA employees with an innovation successfully implemented in at least one VHA facility (pilot site fulfills this requirement) can apply to the competition. Applicants must collect at least three months of post-implementation data proving their practice’s effectiveness.
Questions? Save the date for applicant information sessions on April 4 and April 24. Learn more about VHA Shark Tank on Diffusion Marketplace.
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The Surgical Pause Receives Award
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In case you missed it, the Surgical Pause received the 2023 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award in the National Level Innovation in Patient Safety and Quality category. The Surgical Pause uses a Risk Analysis Index to screen Veterans for frailty in 30 seconds, effectively flagging high-risk Veterans so the surgical team can ensure the proposed treatment plans mitigate known risks and align with Veterans’ life goals. The Surgical Pause was one of the winning practices of the 2019 VHA Shark Tank Competition. View the official announcement and learn more about the Surgical Pause on Diffusion Marketplace.
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iNET Ignite Virtual Workshop Now Open
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VHA Innovators Network Ignite series is a four-week virtual workshop experience for all VA employees. The sessions focus on strategies to carve out time for innovating at work, human-centered design, and ways to get involved in VHA Innovation Ecosystem. Ignite has four sessions throughout March. Interested innovators can sign up for one or all sessions by using this form. CEUs for multiple disciplines will be available for each class. Instructions to register in TMS will be included in each calendar invitation.
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PACT PT Breakout Session and Presentation at APTA Conference
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VHA hosted its first annual Physical Therapy breakout session at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Conference in Boston, MA on February 14. The session united leaders in programming, innovation, and strategic focus areas for the Office of Rehabilitation and Prosthetic Services. Specialty groups from across the spectrum of care, such as Embedding Physical Therapy within Patient-Aligned Care Teams (PACT PT), virtual reality, and women’s health, presented on the state of their programs.
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On February 17, the PACT PT team presented “Primary Care Physical Therapy: A Proven Model of Care within the Veterans Heath Administration”. The model is based on the successful PACT PT pilot program which decreased wait times and referrals, and increased patient and provide health care experience. The presentation highlighted how the model can be employed by other health care systems to improve health equity and health care experience. Learn more about PACT PT on Diffusion Marketplace.
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In the News
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Diffusion of Excellence and VA Quality Enhancement Research Initiative recently published a study to evaluate the first eight VHA Shark Tank Competitions from 2018 to 2022. The study revealed that Diffusion’s process to identify, replicate, and spread innovative practices across VHA is sustainable. To learn more, explore the study and visit VHA Shark Tank on Diffusion Marketplace.
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TEDxVeteransAffairs Talks
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| In February, TEDx launched a series of TEDxVA talks from dynamic and innovative speakers across the agency, such as Dr. Chris Rowedder, Dr. Saraswathy Battar, Dr. Anne Lord Bailey, Caitlin Rawlins, and Kim Bielicki. This year’s theme, “From Moments to Movements,” channels brief periods in one’s life that end up having significant meaning or importance and lead to change or development. VA employees can join live watch parties through Microsoft Teams every Tuesday from 1:30 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. ET until March 5. To learn more about TEDxVA, visit the SharePoint page. After March 5, links will be available on the SharePoint page to rewatch or share with staff. |
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