The pandemic has forced the VA to shift the way that it provides patient experience and care. Day 2 will address a full spectrum overview of how to provide the best care for our nation’s veterans.
· Insight into how VISN Network Directors, CMOs and VAMC Directors engage into coordination for developing stakeholder support and resourcing to meet the networks programs and objectives
· Evaluating strategies for improving medical care and administrative and operational support across the VISN and within the VAMC
· How VISN leaders and VAMC directors work to determining funding across various VISN care services and various VAMCs
The panel will discuss how VA is modernizing and integrating its financial and acquisition environments through the Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT) program and its deployment of the Integrated Financial and Acquisition Management System (iFAMS). This is the largest transformation effort in VA history and represents a comprehensive improvement in business processes, decision-making, and services, which will in turn enhance the Veteran experience. The panel will also discuss how FMBT collaborates with VA’s Supply Chain Modernization initiative to avoid impacts to patient care and delivery of services
· Exploring how the continuum of care fits within the overall mission of mental health and whole health in VHA
· How care provided in the continuum of care goes hand in hand with suicide prevention and in mental health and (increasingly) in integrated care settings
· Use of tools (e.g. AI, predictive analytics) to identify people at risk and create protocols for early identification
· Importance of technology (e.g. self-care apps, increased use of telehealth) to improve Veteran mental health care
· Challenges - for hiring, reaching underserved areas, community care
The resilience and readiness of our veterans and VA employees are critical to meeting the VA mission. Central to this effort is ensuring that Veterans and VA employees alike are proactively building the skills and capabilities that help them to navigate challenges, build strong mental health and wellbeing and peak performance skills in work and in life. BetterUp's platform leverages a combination of behavioral science, human coaching and AI-enabled technology to provide a scalable, personalized approach capable of meeting the unique needs of Veterans and VA employees.
1.) Understanding Generative AI: Explain the concept of generative artificial intelligence, its applications, and how it differs from traditional predictive models.
2) Identifying Patient Safety Challenges: Explore existing patient safety issues in healthcare, such as medical errors, adverse events, and communication gaps.
3.) Exploring AI Solutions: Discuss how generative AI can address patient safety challenges, including documentation support, clinical decision-making, and patient engagement.
4.) Measuring Impact: Define metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of generative AI solutions in improving patient safety and quality outcomes as well as improving physician satisfaction
The PROSTest, a proprietary, patented liquid biopsy assay for the detection of prostate cancer (PCa), is one of a series of tests developed by Wren for precision oncology. It uses machine learning algorithms to convert cancer-related gene expression in blood into a single readout to differentiate patients with PCa from those with non-cancerous symptomatic patients. The algorithm output is a score ranging from 0-100, with a cut-off of 50, where patients with scores ≥50 were shown to have PCa. The assay was analytically validated under CLIA and clinically qualified in a multiple clinical studies.
In partnership with the Department of Homeland Security - Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPRC), we have created Operation Genuine Valor (OGV).
OGV is aimed at safeguarding the VA's supply chain from counterfeit medical products, incorporates a significant training component to enhance the effectiveness of the program
· Supporting and coordinating efforts to understand and reduce disparities in health and health care affecting veterans
· Diversity efforts within the VHA, access to rural health opportunities