Our Mission
The National Centers for Innovation to Impact (NCi2I) foster collaboration between internal and external problem-solvers and select VA Medical Centers, serving as the cornerstone of a strategic alliance aimed at confronting the VHA's most critical health care challenges. With each center focusing on a distinct domain of expertise, their unified mission is to integrate the VHA's key priorities with transformative, scalable solutions that cater to the needs of Veterans and VHA staff. NCi2I brings this vision to life through a deliberate process of discover, test, replicate, scale. In partnership with Veterans, VA employees, academia, industry, non-profits, and government, NCi2I aims to serve as a convener for all those seeking to tackle the trickiest, most pervasive issues across the VA healthcare landscape.
National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation
NCCHI collaborates throughout VA, across government offices, and with the private and public sector to create a far-reaching positive impact on Veteran care.
New England Center for Innovation Excellence
NECIE operationalizes health care innovation by targeting technology solutions for chronic conditions, improving rural access to care, and offering tailored solutions for aging Veterans.
Digital and Remote Health Center for Innovation
DRHCI acts as a central resource to streamline clinical implementation of digital and remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions for Veterans.
Innovation, Development, Education, Advanced Implementation, Solutions (IDEAS) Center
IDEAS Center for Innovation empowers frontline employees to leverage their clinical expertise, fosters creative problem-solving, and collaborates with industry and academia to develop solutions that drive health care advancements for Veterans.
Our National Centers
Featured Successes
Augmented Reality and 5G
This (collaboration) brings cutting-edge wireless health care solutions, including augmented reality for clinical training, presurgical planning and operative guidance. The partnership (collaboration) includes innovative wireless health care solutions, including 5G wireless connectivity from Verizon, clinical augmented reality software from Medivis, and HoloLens 2 headsets from Microsoft.
