Presentations
An Overview of the Veterans Experience Office
Barbara C. Morton, Deputy Chief Veterans Experience Officer and Erin Siminerio, Acting Director, Insight & Design at VEO present an overview of the Veterans Experience Office and its mission.
Caring for Veterans with Co-occurring Disorders
Joseph Troncale, Medical Director at the Retreat Premier Addiction Center, presents on caring for veterans with co-occuring disorders at the Retreat Premier Addiction Center.
Leveraging IT Solutions to Address Challenges in the VA Choice Program
Dr. Alan Constantian, Deputy Chief Information Officer, IT Account Manager for Health, at the Office of Information and Technology presents on:
- Emphasizing care coordination
- Enhancing the sharing of patient information
- Digital coordination of separate implementation schedules
Instituting Greater Employee Support Initiatives to Enhance VA Cohesion
Jim Trinka, Chief Learning Officer, for the Office of Information & Technology presents on:
- Better training, mentorship programs
- HR navigation training
- Mentorship network
- Peg bonus structure to VA initiatives
Improving VA IT Outcomes through Agile Acquisition Principles
Victoria McFadden and Mark Hopson from the General Services Administration present on:
- Greater industry standards
- Process modelling
- Maturity models/change management models
Improving Benefits Distribution for Greater Veteran Health Outcomes
James Manker Jr., Acting Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Veterans Benefits Association, at the Department of Veterans Affairs presents on:
- Delivering on the VA’s modernization priorities
- Improving service delivery for veterans and their families
Utilizing IT to Enhance Engagement Between VA & DoD
John Short, Acting Deputy Director, for the DoD/VA Interagency Program Office presents on:
- The increased focus on process improvement
- Experimentation with information systems
- Establishing standards of information-sharing
Beyond Diffusion of Excellence: Building a Learning Culture
Ryan Vega MD, MSHA, Director at the Diffusion of Excellence presents on:
- Identifying and spreading innovative practices
- Evolving and building a more robust innovation ecosystem
- Operationalizing innovation to create a "learning" culture
Deploying an Enterprise-Wide Improvement Strategy within VHA
Past speaker Robin R. Hemphill, MD, MPH Acting, ADUSH for Quality, Safety, Value & VHA Chief Patient Safety & Risk Awareness Officer, discussed fostering high reliability in healthcare at our sister event.
Veterans Health Administration Acquisition of Prosthetics – A New Approach
Past speaker Ricky Lemmon - Acting VHA Chief Procurement and Logistics Officer broke down the expenditures and processes at his organizations in this presentation given at our sister event.
The ECRI Institute Experience
Past speaker Anthony Montagnolo, COO of the ECRI Institute, discusses the operations of his organization and the work they do with VA Healthcare in this past presentation given at our sister event.
Fostering Medical Innovations for the Military Community
A presentation given by Allison Kumar, Sr. Program Manager, at EMCM on supporting activities that will boost CDRH knowledge, build inter governmental partnerships, and expedite medical device innovation. She provides a view of FDAs organizational structure, medical Products of interest, benefit of collaborating with FDA, what Regulatory Science is and more!
Can IT Improve Military Healthcare Providers Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Healthcare Teams, Communications And Handoffs
LTC Derrick C. Glymph, Chief Anesthetist 4224th USAH, US Army Reserves and Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Nurse Anesthetist Practice, speaks about problems with information sharing and handoffs, Implementation of the HUDDLE in military healthcare, Effective HUDDLE intervention on attitudes of providers toward interprofessional teams and the use of checklist and standard communication tools to improve patient safety
Update on HIT Policy: Quick Scan of the Environment, Meaningful Use, Pragmatism, Federal Health Architecture
The policies and activities that most affect VA thinking is presented in this past presentation by David S. Muntz, SVP & CIO of the GetWellNetwork.