VHA Innovation Ecosystem

VHA IE Trailblazers are leading the way in innovation at VA. Dr. Sandra Indal is bringing Veterans to their care.

Face of InnoVAtion is a regular series from the VHA IE focusing on VA employees who are working save Veteran lives through innovation.

With VA’s Blind and Visual Impairment Rehabilitation Continuum of Care, Veterans with visual impairments are achieving independence.

The Diffusion Academy brings employees with mature practices together from across VHA IE portfolios to train and support them.

Face of InnoVAtion is a regular series from the VHA IE focusing on VA employees who are working to change and save Veteran lives through innovation.

Four new innovative companies/teams have joined the Greenhouse Initiative, bringing their boundary-breaking solutions to VA and Veterans.

VHA IE Trailblazers are forging a new path forward for Veteran health care through their work in the VHA Innovation Ecosystem.

Developing and spreading XR health care tools for Veterans is actively being integrated into the fabric of VHA through the extended reality network.

Face of InnoVAtion is a regular series from the VHA IE focusing on VA employees who are working to change and save Veteran lives through innovation.

A newly published study evaluated how well the 3D masks perform, with a focus on the filter materials used to block out airborne particles and liquid contaminants. The project team found a wide range of filter efficiency in the 3D masks, including some filters that met or closely approached the criteria needed to make a typical N95. Others did not filter nearly as well when matched up against the N95.

Face of InnoVAtion is a regular series from VHA IE focusing on VA employees who are working to change and save Veteran lives through innovation.

While innovation at VA can be as simple as a toothbrush, two award-winning innovations are using new technologies to help Veterans.