VHA iNET Annual Report 2020

2020 delivered a year like no other for the entire world. For health care providers, including those at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), new unparalleled challenges arose nearly every day. For VHA Innovators Network (iNET), these circumstances meant pivoting to find a way to fulfill their mission of empowering employees and fostering a culture of innovation. Yet throughout the year, iNET and VHA employees found ways not just to continue their work but adapt and change it to address the most pressing needs of Veterans as they shifted throughout the ever-changing year. To discover more about how iNET is changing the culture of VHA, dive into the iNET Annual Report, an engaging, insightful, and quick look at how iNET runs and the kinds of practices, products, and programs it supports.
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VHA State of Innovation Report 2020

VHA has long embraced innovation, from the first implantable cardiac pacemaker in 1960 to the recent exploration of clinical virtual reality (VR) applications and 3D bioprinting to fabricate patient-matched, vascularized living bone. Through this report, you will learn about innovation across VHA today, and the exciting ways gamechangers are adapting to meet current and future challenges patients and their health care providers may face. We invite you to celebrate the work our innovators have accomplished, especially their agility and commitment in combatting COVID-19. We invite you to think about what else is possible when we have the courage to learn quickly, fail quickly, and apply lessons learned to move forward quickly.
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VHA iNET Annual Report 2019

In 2019, iNET navigated through a year of VHA State of Innovation Report 2019

Did you ever imagine that your smartphone would connect you to your health care provider, or that you’d be able to track key health metrics on your wrist? For generations, innovation has been a conduit for imagining a new world, and in health care, redefining excellence. This sentiment has long permeated the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). Innovation enables us to execute our mission and deliver health care to Veterans in exceptional ways. Innovative VHA solutions like 3D Printing are improving the delivery of customized solutions to Veterans and enabling the exploration of future health care solutions like 3D bioprinting to generate living, vascularized tissue.
So, how do we do it? The answer lies in creating a culture that harnesses a willingness to experiment. Innovation enables frontline staff to take calculated risks, fail early and smart, and methodically test assumptions. These principles create a culture of agility and team learning aligned with VHA’s goal of becoming a learning organization. By embracing this mindset, we’ve delivered landmark solutions such as the cardiac pacemaker in 1960s to 3D printed organ models for surgical planning today. Building solutions that meet unique Veteran challenges have not only redefined Veteran-care, but health care around the globe. It is precisely this ability to continually innovate that allows VHA to remain the preferred choice of Veterans.
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In 2019, iNET navigated through a year of

In 2019, iNET navigated through a year of inet 2019 change and restructuring, during which we have evolved into a stronger, smarter, and more confident organization. Stronger knowing that our Network is truly unique and valuable to both Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees and Veterans. Smarter knowing that we enable VHA’s workforce to change how they design solutions to solve problems. Confident knowing that empowered employees lead to more thoughtfully designed solutions, which lead to better outcomes for Veterans. Read more about how iNET grew in 2019 in our very first annual report.
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