{"id":7197,"date":"2025-01-31T21:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T21:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=7197"},"modified":"2025-01-31T21:30:00","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T21:30:00","slug":"va-innovations-make-the-future-of-veteran-care-a-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=7197","title":{"rendered":"VA innovations make the future of Veteran care a reality"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tni-source-date\"><strong>Originally published:<\/strong> 2025-01-31T21:30:00+00:00. Historical source article: benefits, rules, amounts and deadlines may have changed. Check the official source for current information.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vacareers.va.gov\/career-guidance\/innovative-careers\/?&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=VHA__FY25Q2_BLOG_VANEW_TRAF_BRAN_US_GEN_XXXXXX\" rel=\"noopener\">Innovation<\/a> has long been a cornerstone of the work we do at VA, from developing the first implantable cardiac pacemaker in 1960 and the first electronic health record in 1970 to being one of the first U.S. health care systems to adopt 5G and test its use cases in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>With the theme of \u201cFrom Promise to Progress: Evolving Veteran Healthcare,\u201d our annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovation.va.gov\/hil\/home.html\" rel=\"noopener\">State of Innovation Report<\/a> highlights some of the innovative projects we\u2019ve undertaken this year. Through these innovations, we encourage our employees to test assumptions and reinvent care models, allowing us to better reach the diverse population of Veterans we serve.<\/p>\n<p>Curious about what we\u2019ve done? Try this on for size.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Concerned that many Veterans are experiencing social isolation, which increases the risk of mental health issues, VA Immersive implemented the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.innovation.va.gov\/hil\/views\/immersive\/immersive.html?utm_source=Online+2024+SOI&amp;utm_medium=Online+2024+SOI&amp;utm_id=Online+2024+VHA+State+of+Innovation+Report\" rel=\"noopener\">Peer Social Support<\/a> pilot. This program provides access to virtual reality (VR) platforms that offer opportunities to cultivate camaraderie and connection. The program also provides training for VA providers who are offering VR headsets to Veterans, focusing on effectively supporting the use of the virtual platform.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And that\u2019s just the tip of the iceberg, because at VA, we make innovations in health care a daily reality.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Work at VA <\/h2>\n<p>Read more about our State of Innovation Report and explore some of the highlights at <a href=\"https:\/\/vacareers.va.gov\/job-news-advice\/innovation-va-advancements-care\/?&amp;utm_medium=blog&amp;utm_campaign=VHA__FY25Q2_BLOG_VANEW_TRAF_BRAN_US_GEN_XXXXXX\" rel=\"noopener\">VA Careers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p class=\"tni-attribution\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.va.gov\/137462\/va-innovations-make-future-veteran-care-reality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a>. Its Veterans is an independent publication and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the U.S. government.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Innovation at VA means finding new and better ways to provide care to the Veterans who rely on us each and every day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":67,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-u-s-veterans-health-care"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>VA innovations make the future of Veteran care a reality - Its Veterans<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Innovation at VA means finding new and better ways to provide care to the Veterans who rely on us each and every day.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/itsveterans.com\/?p=7197\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"VA innovations make the future of Veteran care a reality - 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