The Joint Health Information Exchange
When the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs (DOD and VA) announced in the spring of 2020 that they had …
Craig Collins
Craig Collins is a veteran freelance writer and a regular Faircount Media Group contributor who has almost twenty years experience reporting about government, the military, health care and the sciences.
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Combating COVID-19: The U.S. Military Goes to War Against the Novel Coronavirus
It was in late February 2020 that the first American military service member, a young soldier stationed at Camp Carroll …
VA Research: The VA National Precision Oncology Program
Even among medical professionals, it can be difficult to appreciate the speed at which the field of oncology – the …
VA Research:
The National Artificial Intelligence Institute
In the spring of 2020, as the nation’s COVID-19 pandemic continued to confound doctors’ efforts to predict patient outcomes, the …
The COVID-19 Insights Partnership
There are still more questions than answers. For the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic that swept across the globe …
The VA MISSION Act
When it was signed into law with overwhelming bipartisan support on June 6, 2018 – the 74th anniversary of D-Day …
VA Research: The VA and Clinical Trials
Early in the 21st century, after years of study and clinical work, mental health clinicians and investigators in the Veterans …
VA Research: Putting Data to Work for Veterans
In the era of big data, there aren’t many public entities with bigger data than the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). …
VA Research: Putting the “D” in R&D
Among thousands of studies conducted at Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers, outpatient clinics, and nursing homes every year, …
Interview: Dr. Rachel Ramoni, Chief Research and Development Officer (CRADO), Veterans Health Administration, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Rachel B. Ramoni, DMD, ScD, is the chief research and development officer (CRADO) for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). …