New Innovation Fellows Working to Improve Veteran Health Care
"We witnessed an enormous amount of interest in fellowships this year," Suzanne Shirley, director of Fellowships for VA IE, says in a press release.
"Employees from all over the country, from a variety of backgrounds and professions, are pursuing this opportunity to expand their impact and grow in their careers."
Shirley is referring to the VA's Innovation Ecosystem fellowship program, which gives VA employees the opportunity to work on projects that improve the health care and experiences of veterans and VA employees.
The eight new fellows, who will spend a year in the program, are Mary Julius, a quality manager for the National VA-DOD Virtual Diabetes Self-Management Education Program; Rona Relova, a research health scientist at Palo Alto VA; Jay Gorman, a clinical research psychologist in the VISN 1 New England Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC) and director of the Social Reintegration Research Program at the VA Bedford Healthcare System; Nichol Salvo, chief of Podiatry and program director of Limb Preservation at Atlanta VA; Elizabeth Dinges and Minh Ho, who will partner to spread harm reduction supplies and services to more VA facilities while ensuring Veterans who use drugs are incorporated into VA care models and decisions; Melissa Tran, who used her fellowship year to expand
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Clio Health Recognizes Vml With 36 Awards Across Multiple Categories 
Gold in Health Awareness & Advocacy: Audio, Creative Effectiveness, Public Relations, and Public Relations.Gold in Health Institutions & Services: Design, Innovation, Digital / Mobile, Digital &...more
Gold in Health Awareness & Advocacy: Audio, Creative Effectiveness, Public Relations, and Public Relations.Gold in Health Institutions & Services: Design, Innovation, Digital / Mobile, Digital &...more
Expanding Advanced Care Planning in the Safety Net 
Koda Health has developed a digital patient decision support platform that enables health systems and payers to scale up end-of-life conversations.Koda Health's solution guides patients through the...more
Koda Health has developed a digital patient decision support platform that enables health systems and payers to scale up end-of-life conversations.Koda Health's solution guides patients through the...more
Ai At Vp&Amp;S Initiative Seeks to Advance Health Through Ai Innovation 
AI at VP&S Initiative Seeks to Advance Health through AI Innovation.Columbia University Irving Medical Center a comprehensive, school-wide initiative.Six working groups clinical care, research,...more
AI at VP&S Initiative Seeks to Advance Health through AI Innovation.Columbia University Irving Medical Center a comprehensive, school-wide initiative.Six working groups clinical care, research,...more
Heartsciences Signs First Myovista Insights™ Platform 
Westcliffe Health Innovations provides cardiology services to the U.K.It is being developed as the first vendor- and device-agnostic ECG platform capable of running AI-ECG algorithm models from...more
Westcliffe Health Innovations provides cardiology services to the U.K.It is being developed as the first vendor- and device-agnostic ECG platform capable of running AI-ECG algorithm models from...more
Downtown's 'Museum of the Future' Takes Step Toward Happening 
The goal, according to FutureVerse reps, is to open the museum by 2028.One section backed by Emory Healthcare, for example, would be called the Future Health gallery, with a focus on preventative...more
The goal, according to FutureVerse reps, is to open the museum by 2028.One section backed by Emory Healthcare, for example, would be called the Future Health gallery, with a focus on preventative...more
Sj County Awarded $137 Million State Grant For Be Well Campus in French Camp 
The Be Well Campus is being developed in response to increasing behavioral health needs in San Joaquin County, officials say.The county also reports having only six psychiatrists and 16 psychologists...more
The Be Well Campus is being developed in response to increasing behavioral health needs in San Joaquin County, officials say.The county also reports having only six psychiatrists and 16 psychologists...more
4 Health Systems Join Rad Ai Investment Round 
Rad AI announces an additional $8 million investment led by four health systems.Advocate Health, Memorial Hermann Health System, Corewell Health, and Atlantic Health System lead the investment.Rad AI...more
Rad AI announces an additional $8 million investment led by four health systems.Advocate Health, Memorial Hermann Health System, Corewell Health, and Atlantic Health System lead the investment.Rad AI...more
Abe Sutton Signals New Directions For Cmmi 
Abe Sutton, the new director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, has begun to set a new course for the CMS Innovation Center.Sutton: "All of the pillars really build on prevention,...more
Abe Sutton, the new director of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, has begun to set a new course for the CMS Innovation Center.Sutton: "All of the pillars really build on prevention,...more
$20M Gift Launches Tobias-Lechleiter Institute For Clinical Innovation 
Indianapolis philanthropists Sarah and John Lechleiter and Deborah and Randall Tobias have committed $20 million to establish the Tobias-Lechleiter Institute for Clinical Innovation.The gift, the...more
Indianapolis philanthropists Sarah and John Lechleiter and Deborah and Randall Tobias have committed $20 million to establish the Tobias-Lechleiter Institute for Clinical Innovation.The gift, the...more
Hca Healthcare Commits $5 Million to Belmont University's Thomas F. Frist, Jr. College of Medicine 
HCA Healthcare commits $5 million to Belmont University's Thomas F.Massey College of Medicine program.Students will have the opportunity to complete clinical rotations at HCA Healthcare's TriStar...more
HCA Healthcare commits $5 million to Belmont University's Thomas F.Massey College of Medicine program.Students will have the opportunity to complete clinical rotations at HCA Healthcare's TriStar...more
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When it Comes to Social Enterprises, Failure is the Best Platform for Innovation
In the world of social enterprises, failure is a cringe-worthy moment nobody wants to talk about. But, social entrepreneurs can benefit from their failures.
