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PTSD
Coach
- Launched April 2011
Since July 2009
50,000 chatters
5,600 needed immediate help
Suicide Hotline
Chat Service
Connect Veterans
with services
Make data accessible
Since November 2011
850,000+ jobs posted
Almost 600,000 searches
Connect Veterans with job opportunities.
Veterans Job Bank
Blue Button
Project
REACH
Solutions
PTSD
Coach
- Launched April 2011
A mobile app to help those who help the homeless.
Since July 2009
50,000 chatters
5,600 needed immediate help
Suicide Hotline
Chat Service
Connect Veterans
with services
Make data accessible
Since November 2011
850,000+ jobs posted
Almost 600,000 searches
Connect Veterans with job opportunities.
- REACH proof of concept
Veterans Job Bank
Presentation
Layer
Blue Button
Project
REACH
Blue Button: give patients access to their health data
A mobile app to help those who help the homeless.
Since August 2010
- REACH proof of concept
Presentation
Layer
800,000 unique users
Blue Button: give patients access to their health data
All federal health insurers
Since August 2010
800,000 unique users
All federal health insurers
Many private sector partners
Department of
Energy
Department of
Education
Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau
Many private sector partners
Department of
Education
Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau
Department of
Energy
Automate
claims
processing
120 day implementation
Used by more than
50,000 Veterans
Cut completion time
in half
Automate Agent Orange claims.
Fast Track
Automate
claims
processing
120 day implementation
Used by more than
50,000 Veterans
Cut completion time
in half
Automate Agent Orange claims.
Fast Track
PTSD
Coach
Suicide Hotline
Chat Service
Challenges
Launched April 2011
59,000 downloads in more than 60 countries
Since November 2011
950,000+ jobs posted
700,000+ searches
Approximately 67,000 visitors
Since July 2009
50,000 chatters
5,600 needed immediate help
Connect Veterans with job opportunities.
Access
A mobile app to help those who help the homeless.
Connect Veterans
with services
finalists
Project
REACH
Veterans Job Bank
Requesting a copy of your VA health information is a manual and time consuming process.
Veterans are 1.5x more likely to commit suicide than the rest of the population.
- "Suicide Mortality Among Patients Treated by the Veterans Health Administration From 2000 to 2007",
Blue Button
Data Liquidity
The unemployment rate for male Veterans (18-24) in Q1 2011 was 29.8%.
Solutions
Our clinicians need to be able to see a patient's complete medical record, regardless of whether the patient is an active duty Servicemember or a Veteran.
Make data accessible
Blue Button: give patients access to their health data
Since August 2010
1,018,917 unique users
All federal health insurers
Many private sector partners
Department of Energy
27 million households
Department of
Education
(in development)
Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau
(in discussion)
- Bureau of Labor Statistics
iEHR Presentation
Layer
Approximately 145,000 Veterans spent at least one night in an emergency shelter or transitional housing program in a recent year.
Approximately 60% of VA’s claims inventory were backlogged - or pending a decision more than 125 days - in 2011.
- www.va.gov/homeless
- 2011 VA Performance and Accountability Report
Automation
120 day implementation
Fast Track
Used by more than
50,000 Veterans
Cut completion time
almost in half
Automate Agent Orange claims.
Automate
claims
processing
The Get it Done Crowd
Peter L. Levin
Senior Advisor to the Secretary
& Chief Technology Officer
@pllevin
Why should you care?
The Get it Done Crowd
PTSD
Coach
Suicide Hotline
Chat Service
Since July 2009
50,000 chatters
5,600 needed immediate help
- Launched April 2011
Connect Veterans
with services
Project
REACH
Veterans Job Bank
Since November 2011
850,000+ jobs posted
Almost 600,000 searches
Approximately 55,000 visitors
A mobile app to help those who help the homeless.
Connect Veterans with job opportunities.
- screen mock-ups
Because there's nothing stopping you from accomplishing the same thing.
Challenges
Access
Can't
Don't
Won't
Blue Button
Blue Button: give patients access to their health data
Since August 2010
800,000 unique users
All federal health insurers
Many private sector partners
Department of Energy
27 million households
Department of
Education
(in development)
Consumer Financial
Protection Bureau
(in discussion)
Solutions
Make data accessible
Requesting a copy of your VA health information is a manual and time consuming process.
The suicide rate for Veterans is 1.5 to 2x higher than that of the general population.
It's easy to throw up walls about why something can't be done.
Presentation
Layer
Data Liquidity
The unemployment rate for male Veterans (18-24) in Q1 2011 was 29.8%.
Our clinicians need to be able to see a patient's complete medical record, regardless of whether the patient is an active duty Servicemember or a Veteran.
How do you break through them?
So we found a lot of people who were
passionate, committed, connected, empowered...
Innovators are:
Many people believe that innovation is about solving hard problems.
... and
smart about asking the right questions.
Fast Track
Automate
claims
processing
That's partially it, but not the most important part.
An estimated 144,842 Veterans spent at least one night in an emergency shelter or transitional housing program in a recent year.
fancy computers
more money
legislation
"It's amazing what you can accomplish if no one cares who gets the credit."
120 day implementation
Used by more than
50,000 Veterans
Cut completion time
almost in half
Automate Agent Orange claims.
Approximately 60% of VA’s claims inventory were backlogged - or pending a decision more than 125 days - in 2011.
"Why don't we have an online chat for people who call our suicide prevention hotline?"
Innovation is mostly about asking the right questions.
- John Wooden
"How can we get homeless Veterans to a shelter that has open beds?"
people
?
"We're going to have to make bureaucracy sexy."
"How can Veterans get access to their health information?"
Automation
- Jennifer Pahlka, Code for America
"What do our employees think we could be doing to help Veterans?"
New Approaches
OSEHRA
VA Innovation
Initiative (VAi2)
Open
Government
But how?
We created new ways for people to solve problems.
Launched August 2011
1381 members
473,000 friends
70 companies
5 competitions
15,000 ideas
50,000 employees
72 funded projects
7 industry code contributions
105,000 followers
Board Members
Mission: Host challenges and special projects to get the best thinking from employees and the private sector to solve the Department’s most pressing challenges.
Mission: Support an open, collaborative community of users, developers, and companies engaged in advancing electronic health record software and health information technology.
428 posts
3 competitions
600 ideas so far
37 projects selected for award
959,000 views
John D. Halamka, M.D.
Michael O'Neill
Charles B. Green, M.D.
Lieutenant General USAF
James B. Peake, M.D.
Lieutenant General, USA (Ret)
Former VA Secretary
Solutions
PTSD
Coach
Suicide
Prevention
- Launched April 2011
Since July 2009
50,000 chatters
5,600 needed immediate help
The suicide rate for Veterans is 1.5 to 2x higher than that of the general population.
Suicide Hotline
Chat Service
Unemployment
Homelessness
The unemployment rate for male Veterans (18-24) in Q1 2011 was 29.8%.
Connect Veterans
with services
Make data accessible
Mission: connect Veterans with job opportunities
Since November 2011
An estimated 144,842 Veterans spent at least one night in an emergency shelter or transitional housing program in a recent year.
800,000+ jobs
Veteran Jobs Bank
Requesting your health information from VA is a manual, time consuming process.
Our clinicians need to be able to see a patient's complete medical record, regardless of whether the patient is on active duty or a Veteran.
Access to
Care
Blue Button
Approximately 60% of VA’s claims inventory were backlogged - or pending a decision more than 125 days - in 2011.
Claims
Backlog
Project
REACH
A mobile app to help those who help the homeless.
Presentation
Layer
Blue Button: Give patients access to their health data
Since August 2010
800,000 unique users
Many private sector partners
All federal health insurers
Green Button for environmental data
Problems
Automate
claims
processing
Fast Track: automate Agent Orange claims
120 day implementation
Used by more than
50,000 Veterans
Fast Track
Channels
OSEHRA
VA Innovation
Initiative (VAi2)
Open
Government
Mission: Host challenges and special projects to get the best thinking from employees and the private sector to solve the Department’s most pressing challenges.
Mission: Support an open, collaborative community of users, developers, and companies engaged in advancing electronic health record software and health information technology.
Mission: Promote a federal government that is open, transparent, collaborative, and participatory
Launched August 2011
850 members
4 competitions
15,000 ideas
50,000 employees
72 funded projects
7 industry code contributions
570,000 friends
Board Members
36,000 followers
2 competitions
600 ideas
37 projects selected for award
340 posts
Michael O'Neill
John D. Halamka, M.D.
Charles B. Green, M.D.
Lieutenant General USAF
James B. Peake, M.D.
Lieutenant General, USA (Ret)