VHA Innovation Ecosystem

VHA Innovation Ecosystem (VHA IE) is the catalyst for enabling the discovery and spread of mission-driven health care innovation that exceeds expectations, restores hope, and builds trust within the Veteran community. VHA IE leverages the collective power of innovation champions from across VA, academia, non-profit and industry to operationalize innovation in the Nation's largest integrated health care system.

Inspiring, Connecting, and Empowering Employee Innovators

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Replicating and Scaling Promising Practices

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Collaborating to Improve Veteran Health Care

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Fellowships

Developing the health care leaders of tomorrow and spreading mission-driven advances in health care delivery across VHA

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Community
Engagement

Engaging collaborators across industries to accelerate innovation

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VHA Shark Tank Competition

The competition shines a spotlight on passionate employees that are addressing pressing VA health care priorities. VHA Shark Tank provides frontline innovators an incredible opportunity to pitch their practice on a national stage. Stay up to date with VHA Shark Tank announcements on Diffusion Marketplace.

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Engage with Innovation Opportunities

The VHA Innovation Ecosystem Catalog outlines various opportunities to learn, innovate, and collaborate within the Ecosystem.

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State of Innovation Report 2023

Welcome to the 2023 State of Innovation Report, an annual publication from VHA's Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning! With the theme of "Delivering on the Mission: Fostering Trust and Transforming Care," this year's report focuses on educating and empowering Veterans to engage with the innovative projects and programs that are most relevant to their health care journeys.

We encourage eligible Veterans to scan available QR codes, reach out to available email addresses, and ask their VA care teams for more information and guidance on taking advantage of the projects featured in this report. Our providers look forward to hearing from you!

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Explore the Innovation Experience 2022 Recap

The VHA Innovation Experience (iEX) Annual Conference provides Veterans and the public a unique opportunity to experience and celebrate how VHA innovation, collaboration, and technology are breaking boundaries, forging the future of Veteran health care, and most importantly, changing and saving Veterans Lives.

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VA Launches PathFinder

VA launched PathFinder.va.gov in early June, which serves as the "front door" for vendors and innovators to engage with VA while providing useful resources. Via the PathFinder website, users can submit their innovative ideas, solutions, products or service and provide information about themselves, a company, or an organization.

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Remote Temperature Monitoring
Early Identification of Foot Ulcers to Prevent Amputations

Expanding access to convenient, in-home technology to consistently measure the temperature of a Veteran's foot, to detect diabetic foot ulcers weeks before they would normally appear, enables early clinician intervention to help prevent amputations.

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Changing Lives,
Saving Lives

Fostering the Discovery and Spread
of Innovative Veteran Health Care

VHA Innovation Ecosystem

Innovators Network

Inspiring, Connecting, and Empowering Employee Innovators

Diffusion of Excellence

Replicating and Scaling Promising Practices

National Centers for Innovation to Impact

Collaborating to Improve Veteran Health Care

Fellowships

Developing the health care leaders of tomorrow and spreading mission-driven advances in health care delivery across VHA

Community
Engagement

Engaging collaborators across industries to accelerate innovation

Changing Lives,Saving Lives

Fostering the Discovery and Spread of Innovative Veteran Health Care

VHA Innovation Ecosystem

Inspiring, Connecting, and Empowering Employee Innovators

Replicating and Scaling Promising Practices

Collaborating to Improve Veteran Health Care

Fellowships

Developing the health care leaders of tomorrow and spreading mission-driven advances in health care delivery across VHA

CommunityEngagement

Engaging collaborators across industries to accelerate innovation

Changing Lives,
Saving Lives

Fostering the Discovery and Spread
of Innovative Veteran Health Care

Community
Engagement