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Health Care of the Future: Georgia Tech and Veterans Health Administration Collaborate to Accelerate Health IT Innovation

Press Release | Georgia Institute of Technology | June 25, 2012

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Innovation Sandbox Cloud and the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Interoperability and Integration Innovation Lab will collaborate to address interoperability issues, accelerate the development of integrated health IT solutions, provide an unbiased environment for testing new products and help train the IT workforce needed to move the industry forward. Georgia Tech is believed to be the first academic organization to connect directly to VHA’s system.

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Health IT Helps Fight the War at Home

Staff Writer | Healthcare IT News | August 3, 2012

Taken together, all these IT initiatives – whether undertaken by VA or vendors or veterans themselves – point to big shift in ways care is delivered for wounded service members. With so many coming home, with so many different injuries, there's never been a better time for it to happen... Read More »

VA and Georgia Tech Collaborate on Advancing EHR Adoption: VA Sandbox Cloud and GA Tech Interoperability Innovation Lab Advance EHR Initiatives

Roberta | HITECH Answers | July 5, 2012

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration’s (VHA) Innovation Sandbox Cloud and the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Interoperability and Integration Innovation Lab will partner to collaborate on health IT issues and advancing the adoption of EHR initatives. Read More »

VA Uses Technology to Provide Rural Veterans Greater Access to Specialty Care Services

Press Release | VA | July 10, 2012

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has implemented a new initiative, Specialty Care Access Network-Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (SCAN-ECHO), to increase access to specialty care services for Veterans in rural and medically under-served areas through the use of videoconferencing equipment. Read More »

Sharing international experience: Is implementing the VA's electronic health record system an option for the NHS?

Event Details
Type: 
Seminar/Webinar
Date: 
July 5, 2012 - 2:15pm - 4:30pm
Link: 
VistA for NHS?
Location: 
Nuffield Trust
59 New Cavendish Street
London
United Kingdom
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This roundtable will focus on sharing international experiences of using the VistA system and considering whether or not VistA might be an effective option for the NHS. At the seminar delegates will have the opportunity to:

  • Increase their understanding of VistA and its potential challenges and benefits;
  • Learn from international experience of implementing VistA, including a case study from Jordan;
  • Consider whether they think it is feasible and/ or desirable to encourage the use of VistA in the NHS.
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