Department of Veterans Affairs

• Electronic Health Records
• Health care
• Health IT

Officials eye training and continuous improvement on the user experience at the joint DOD-VA facility since its new EHR deployment.

• HealthCast
• Health care

300 participants collaborated in a three-day hackathon to address challenges in delivering patient care and securing health infrastructure.

• GovCast
• Data

Andrew Fichter discusses how Lighthouse is serving veterans and why it is necessary for modernization of veterans services.

• Cloud
• Cybersecurity

Members of the Cloud Safe Task Force say retaining data can also help protect systems from future attacks.

• Cybersecurity
• Zero Trust

Deputy CISO Amber Pearson discusses how new cybersecurity approaches are helping the agency protect data and serve veterans.

• GovCast
• Health care

Amber Pearson, Executive Director, Information Security Policy and Strategy, VA

• Customer Experience
• Digital Services
• Digitization
• Health care

Officials say interest in the mobile application is an indicator of the tool’s staying power and importance of VA's digital transformation.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Health care
• Health IT
• Workforce

Agency officials said AI adoption at the agency can reverberate throughout the health care sector nationally.

• GovCast

The tool provides a real-time view on agency systems to address glitches and system issues before they affect services.

• Artificial Intelligence
• Data
• Workforce

Federal officials are putting in place new training and education methods to ensure its overall workforce understands the technology.

• GovCast
• Artificial Intelligence
• Health care

CIO Kurt DelBene says the the agency’s 2024 priorities included AI adoption, hiring and a better user experience for veterans.

• Digitization
• Electronic Health Records

The agency's Dr. Neil Evans briefed how the Oracle-Cerner program rollout in North Chicago is informing next steps in EHR modernization.