Veterans Affairs Innovation Initiative (VAi2)

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DSS donates Patient Search Tool Extension to OSEHRA under Apache License

Press Release | DSS, Inc., OSEHRA | October 16, 2012

As a major sponsor of the Open Source Electronic Health Record (EHR) Community, DSS, Inc. is pleased to release the DSS Patient Search Tool Extension and Launcher to the Open Source Electronic Health Record Agent (OSEHRA) via the Apache 2.0 Open Source license. This tool enables clinicians and researchers who use the VistA EHR to quickly search a patient’s entire electronic record for free text data that might otherwise be scattered throughout the chart. Read More »

New VA Innovation Center To Build On Success Of VAi2

David Stegon | FedScoop | February 20, 2013

The Department of Veterans Affairs today announced that it is establishing a new VA Center for Innovation, or VACI, that will build on the three-year track record of the VA Innovation Initiative, known as VAi2. Read More »

VA Looks To Apply Innovation To Better Care And Service For Veterans

Alex Howard | O'Reilly Radar | February 21, 2013

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs launched a new innovation center to solve big problems. Read More »