artificial intelligence

More than 38,000 VA colonoscopies have been performed using artificial intelligence (AI) devices.

As part of a new research study that began July […]

Birmingham VA using GI Genius Intelligent Endoscopy Module, powered by artificial intelligence, to reduce Veterans' risk of colon cancer.

VA is deploying AI technology for use during colonoscopy to assist in recognizing pre-cancerous growths associated with colorectal cancer.

The “Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights: Making Automated Systems Work for the American People” was released by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on October 4, 2022.

Veterans, clinicians, and researchers are invited to attend the VA's BRAIN Summit September 7-9 in Arlington, VA, free of cost

However, her interest in AI was “a mistake,” says Ciesielski. During her undergraduate fellowship at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the principal investigator assigned her to work on neural networks, thinking it was close to her major of neural engineering. As she learned more about neural networks, she became fascinated with AI’s blend of mathematics, statistics, and psychology.

VA Privacy Service hosts its third Speaker Series event of the year in recognition of Military Kids Day, April 15, 2022.

VA Privacy Service is Celebrating 20 Years of Service. Join the Privacy in Action Speaker Series Event, ‘Artificial Intelligence: How Algorithms Improve Veterans Lives,’ on Wednesday, February 16, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET.

Doctors often stop a patient’s heart during a major cardiac surgery. In this situation, a perfusionist operates a heart-lung bypass machine. The machine supplies needed blood and oxygen to the patient, whose heart is on hiatus.

Virginia VA became the first hospital in the U.S. to use the GI Genius intelligent endoscopy module for colorectal screenings for Veterans.

The team looked at the records of Veterans already identified as high-risk by VA’s sophisticated Care Assessment Needs (CAN) calculator. The CAN tool provides a score reflecting a Veteran’s risk of hospitalization or death within a year.