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High-risk Eye and Limb Preservation Program (HELPP) utilizes telemedicine and remote technology to deliver foot health services (nail and callus care) and eye screenings to rurally located patients, effectively reducing the risk of limb amputation and blindness while providing the soonest and best care to Veterans. It is an effective program to provide timely care and improve access by reducing clinical wait times. HELPP results in tremendous cost savings with the reduction of amputations by 40% and community care utilization by 60%.
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Learn more about HELPP on Diffusion Marketplace. HELPP aligns with the VA health care priorities: 1) Connect Veterans with the soonest and best care, and 2) Accelerate VA’s journey to a High Reliability Organization.
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Applications Now Open for 10th VHA Shark Tank Competition
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Calling all VA innovators! Applications for the 10th VHA Shark Tank Competition are open until Tuesday, April 30. All VHA employees who have implemented an innovation in at least one VA facility can apply to VHA Shark Tank. Applicants must provide three months of post-implementation data proving their practice’s effectiveness.
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Visit Diffusion Marketplace to apply, learn more, and register for an applicant info session. Want to help evaluate applications? Check back on Diffusion Marketplace to sign up or attend an info session.
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iNET Go Fish! Applications Open
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Applications are open until April 30 for Go Fish!, a VHA Innovators Network (iNET) competition to recruit applicants to the Spark-Seed-Spread Innovation Investment & Accelerator Program! Spark-Seed-Spread empowers employees by providing an avenue to identify and accelerate employee-designed innovations that improve experiences for Veterans and employees. Go Fish! offers a pathway for those at non-iNET sites to enter the competition with any problem they wish to solve. To learn more, check out the application toolkit.
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iNET seeks VA medical centers to join their community of employees striving to solve health care problems and engage in shared learning. iNET employs Innovation Specialists for local programming, leads national and local innovation activities, and connects employees with the knowledge and resources to design, develop, and test their solutions. Applications to become an iNET site are open until Tuesday, April 30. Submissions must include a completed application and a signed letter of support from your medical center director. Learn more here!
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Join Data and Analytics Innovations Community Calls
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Dr. Amanda Lienau, Director of Data and Analytics Innovation for VHA’s Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning, hosts a Data and Analytics Innovations COP (Community of Practice) call on the fourth Friday of each month for directors, analysts, clinicians, researchers, and more to connect on data and analytics within VHA and the industry. The call promotes Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning (AI/ML), data and imaging exploration, and collaboration among health care and research sectors. Join the Data & Analytics COP here and view the SharePoint. For questions or to present on a COP call, contact David.Winters2@va.gov.
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DEAN 2023 Year in Review
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A new annual report by VA’s Discovery, Education & Affiliate Networks initiative shares how advancements in research, innovation, training, and partnerships paved a path forward for improving Veterans’ quality of care in 2023. Read the report here.
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Highlighting VHA Innovation Ecosystem on C20
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On March 14, Diffusion Specialist Blaine Fitzgerald joined Dr. Chad Kessler’s C20 Podcast to spread the word about the launch of applications for VHA Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE) programs in April. In the episode, titled Trailblazers of Tomorrow: VHA’s Innovation Nation, Fitzgerald highlighted the VHA Shark Tank Competition, iNET New Site applications, iNET Go Fish!, and VHA IE Fellowships. View the C20 episode recording here.
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Josh Manis, VISN 10 Remote Temperature Monitoring (RTM) coordinator, recently received the CHAI CARE Award (COVID-19 Hero Award for Innovation + I CARE) on the C20 Podcast for his devotion to VA’s mission and ability to foster genuine connections with Veterans through empathy. RTM, a 2020 VHA Shark Tank winner, implements new care models for the remote monitoring of Veterans at risk of diabetes. To learn more, listen to the C20 episode and read about RTM on Diffusion Marketplace.
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In the News
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Gerofit is an exercise program that promotes health and wellness for older Veterans by tailoring strength, aerobic, balance, and flexibility exercises to individual patient needs. Gerofit aligns with the VA health care priorities: 1) Connect Veterans to the soonest and best care and 2) Support Veterans’ whole health, their caregivers, and survivors. To learn more, check out the VA News article and visit Gerofit on Diffusion Marketplace.
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The Institute for Healthcare Improvement recently featured Age-Friendly Health Systems in blog post titled “Centering What Matters: The Core of Age-Friendly Care” and a video titled “Identifying What Matters to Patients: Where Age Friendly Care Starts”. Learn more about Age-Friendly Health Systems on Diffusion Marketplace.
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VISN 10 Innovation and Improvement Summit
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| From March 4-6, VA employees came together for the second annual VISN 10 Innovation and Improvement Summit in Ann Arbor, MI to celebrate the best and brightest innovations across the VISN. Attendees reflected on innovation history and collaborated with academic and industry leaders. Danielle Hagan, acting director of Diffusion of Excellence, highlighted VISN 10’s engagement with VHA IE and shared opportunities for VISN 10 to expand their ability to replicate and scale innovative practices. Explore VISN 10 innovations on Diffusion Marketplace. |
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VHA Resuscitation Symposium
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From March 5-7, VHA’s Simulation Learning, Evaluation, Assessment, and Research Network (SimLEARN) Resuscitation Education and Innovation (REdI) program hosted its second annual Resuscitation Symposium in Orlando, FL. The event facilitated learning, collaboration, and innovation among professionals who are passionate about improving resuscitation care for Veterans. Attendees participated in breakout sessions and engaged with expert academic and industry speakers. Learn more about REdI. |
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