VA Wants Some Good Health IT Ideas
By
Bob Brewin
The Veterans Affairs Department kicked off the <a href=http://www.ehealth.va.gov/EHEALTH/VHAInnovationInitiative.asp>Veterans Health Administration Innovation Initiative</a> on Feb. 5 and asked its employees to come up with some good ideas to help it do the transformation thing.
The Veterans Affairs Department kicked off the Veterans Health Administration Innovation Initiative on Feb. 5 and asked its employees to come up with some good ideas to help it do the transformation thing.
VHA said its "competition is rooted in the simple belief that the ingenuity of the people who work on the front lines of VA know best how to improve health care and quality, access, and transparency in service to our nation's veterans."
Wow, what a concept. A management that believes its employees - not contractors - have the inside track on how to improve things.
That's almost as startling as suggesting that Washington, D.C., would be crippled by a snowfall measured in feet twice in three months.
Speaking of snow, I think VA may have to extend the original contest deadline of Feb. 21 by a few days if the snow continues to lead to shutdowns of the government in Washington.