With a new data strategy, Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Data Officer Kshemendra Paul outlines the critical role data will have in some of the agency’s largest efforts like electronic health record modernization, COVID and more. This means ensuring data is standardized and integrated across the agency to improve health care, evidence-based decisions and equity.
HealthCast
Season 2
Episode 29
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Data’s Role as a ‘Super Power’ at VA
The data chief is aiming to make veteran data integrated across the agency and its partners.
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Kshemendra Paul Chief Data Officer Veterans Affairs
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