Resources

2011 Industry Innovation Competition

• Broad Agency Announcement (2/15/11-4/18/11)
• Briefing for HIMSS Roundtable (4/4/11)

Webinar (2/23/11)

• Introductory slides
• Introductory audio
• Attendees

Fully Automated Sterilization of Medical Equipment

• Slides
• Audio

Leveraging Telemedicine to Provide Audiology Services to Remote Veterans

• Slides
• Audio

Enhancements and Novel Uses of VA's "Blue Button" Personal Health Record

• Slides
• Audio
• Fact sheet
• Sample PHR files
• Screenshots

Innovative Prosthetic Socket Designs to Improve Fit and Comfort of Prosthetics

• Slides
• Audio

Self-Management Technologies for Vocational Rehabilitation

• Slides
• Audio
• VR&E program description

2011 VHA Employee Innovation Competition

• Presentation (5/5/11)

2010 Industry Innovation Competition

• Broad Agency Announcement (6/17/10-9/30/10)

Webinar (6/16/10)

• Innovative Housing Solutions
• Telehealth
• New Models of Dialysis and Renal Disease Treatment
• Improvement of Polytrauma Care
• Reducing Adverse Drug Events
• Integrated Business Accelerator

VistA Resources for Developers

• VA Software Document Library

Data

• Demographic Data – Spreadsheet containing demographic characteristics of VA patients by age, gender, rurality, and chronic disease type. (6/29/10)
• O'Hare, et al. Age Affects Outcomes in Chronic Kidney Disease. JASN 18: 2758-2765, 2007. – Table 1 displays characteristics of dialysis patients by age group.