New AI institute to focus on veterans’ health

Michael Walter | | Health Exec | Precision Medicine
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has launched the National Artificial Intelligence Institute (NAII) to develop AI research for improving the health and well-being of U.S. veterans.   

The agency is “an ideal environment for advancing AI technology,” according to a prepared statement. AI research currently being spearheaded by the VA includes work on mental health, improving day-to-day patient treatments and decreasing wait times.

“VA’s artificial intelligence institute will usher in new capabilities and opportunities that will improve health outcomes for our nation’s heroes,” VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said in the statement.

The VA’s Office of Research and Development and Secretary’s Center for Strategic Partnerships worked together on this new initiative. The announcement was designed to coincide with National Veterans and Military Families Month.

More information is available on the VA’s website.

Michael Walter
Michael Walter, Managing Editor

Michael has more than 18 years of experience as a professional writer and editor. He has written at length about cardiology, radiology, artificial intelligence and other key healthcare topics.

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