VA National Centers for Innovation to Impact (NCI2I)
VHA Innovation Ecosystem’s National Centers for Innovation to Impact (NCi2I) aim to foster collaboration between both internal and external organizations and select, local VA medical centers to address VHA’s most pressing healthcare challenges. While each center is designed to have a unique “sweet spot,” the tie that binds these centers together is the collective objective to bridge VHA strategic priorities with frontline solutions that are transformational, scalable, and responsive to the needs of Veterans. This vision can only be realized through frontline-led incubation, co-development, and testing of solutions with Veterans themselves and support from a diverse cadre of internal and external supprt from academia, industry, nonprofits, and other government agencies. These supporters can serve as force multipliers and will help build both the culture and capacity for innovation across VHA.
Our Center
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National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation
National Center for Collaborative Healthcare Innovation (NCCHI), located in Silicon Valley, is working in close collaboration with the VA Office of Information and Technology (OIT) between VA Palo Alto Health Care System, VHA Innovation Ecosystem, leading technology companies, and other government agencies to improve Veteran health care.
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VA Ventures is an innovation incubator
designed to promote early collaboration between VA, academia, start-ups and
industry. It’s mission is to drive health care innovations towards sustainable, high
impact solutions, and ensure those innovations are delivered to VA patients first.
VA New England Center for Innovation Excellence (NECIE)
The VA New England Center for Innovation Excellence was created to serve as the
premier, integrated academic health care system. The Center will focus on technology
solutions for chronic illness, making high quality health care accessible to rural
Veterans and providing health care solutions for an aging population.
Dr. Thomas Osborne, Director for NCCHI
“TThe National Centers provide an opportunity to lead the discovery of solutions that improve the health and wellness of our Veterans. The groundbreaking collaborations formed through these Centers are an important part of VA’s future success.”