Weekly Roundup: February 26 -March 1, 2024

Submitted by on Fri, 03/01/2024 - 17:19

Congress approves short-term extension to avoid shutdown, buy more time for final spending agreement. Congress passed another short-term spending measure that would keep one set of federal agencies operating through March 8 and another set through March 22, avoiding a shutdown for parts of the federal government that would otherwise kick in Saturday. The bill now goes to President Joe Biden to be signed into law.

Leveraging Immersive Technology to Transform Veterans Healthcare Delivery

Submitted by on Thu, 02/29/2024 - 16:53

Immersive technologies, also known under the umbrella term of extended reality (ER), offers a distinct experience merging the physical world with a digital or simulated reality. Augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR), and virtual reality (VR) are types of immersive technologies. These technologies share many of the same qualities.

Zoey Xie

Submitted by on Wed, 02/28/2024 - 15:34
Zhoudan (Zoey) Xie is a senior policy analyst at the GW Regulatory Studies Center. Her research interests include economic effects of regulation, bureaucratic behavior in regulatory processes, and public participation in regulatory policy making. Prior to joining the Center, Zoey served as a consultant at the World Bank, where she conducted empirical economic analysis on cross-national macroeconomic and development issues. She also interned at the United Nations Environment Programme and several other international, nonprofit organizations.

Discussion on a Retrospective Review of Regulation

Submitted by on Wed, 02/28/2024 - 15:26

On November 16, 2023, the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center and the IBM Center for the Business of Government co-hosted an event, Building on Regulatory Foundations and Bridging to the Future, commemorating the 30th anniversary of Executive Order 12866 and 20th anniversary of Circular A-4.

Henry Hirsch

Submitted by on Tue, 02/27/2024 - 12:08
Henry is a graduate student in GW’s Master of Public Policy program and a research assistant at the Regulatory Studies Center. He is also pursuing a graduate certificate in data science. Henry holds a BA and an MA from St. John’s College where he studied philosophy.

Summary: Is OIRA Still Fit for Purpose?

Submitted by on Tue, 02/27/2024 - 11:54

On November 16, 2023, the George Washington University Regulatory Studies Center and the IBM Center for the Business of Government co-hosted an event, Building on Regulatory Foundations and Bridging to the Future, commemorating the 30th anniversary of Executive Order 12866 and 20th anniversary of Circular A-4.

Defining a New Reality in Healthcare: A Conversation with Dr. Anne Bailey, Executive Director, VHA Strategic Initiatives Lab

Submitted by on Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:57
What is the mission of the Strategic Initiatives Lab (Strat Lab) at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA)? How is it using virtual reality and other immersive technologies to change how the department serves veterans? What does the future hold for the VHA’s Strat Lab? Join host Michael Keegan as he explores these questions and more with Dr. Anne Bailey, Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives Lab within the Veterans Health Administration.
Broadcast Date: 
Monday, February 26, 2024 - 11:00
Author: 
Dr. Anne Bailey
Audio: 
Audio icon anne_bailey_podcast_abc.mp3

Dr. Anne Lord Bailey, PharmD, BCPS

Submitted by on Mon, 02/26/2024 - 11:41
Dr. Anne Lord Bailey is Executive Director, Strategic Initiatives Lab within VHA’s Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning (HIL). Dr. Bailey started her health care career as a pharmacy resident and then pharmacy practitioner for Western North Carolina VA Healthcare System (WNCVAHCS) in Asheville, NC, focused on Hepatitis C and innovative care models. In 2017, she began the Innovation Program at WNCVAHCS, and in 2020, she joined the HIL team to lead implementation of emerging technology. In 2021, Dr.

Weekly Roundup: February 19-23, 2024

Submitted by on Fri, 02/23/2024 - 15:33

VA puts 40 AI uses cases into ‘operational phase’ to meet its health care mission. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) sees artificial intelligence tools as a way to provide a higher level of care to veterans, while reducing administrative tasks and burnout among its employees. VA has identified over 100 AI use cases so far.

Weekly Roundup: February 12-16, 2024

Submitted by on Fri, 02/16/2024 - 22:39

VA watchdog warns EHR issue puts 250,000 veterans at risk of medication mix-ups. The VA Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) told members of the House VA Committee that if veterans see treatment at one of five sites using the department’s new Oracle-Cerner EHR, then receive care at a VA facility using its legacy Vista EHR, their medication information may be incorrect.

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