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Learn more about the 2024 VHA Shark Tank Competition

Discover VA innovations to adopt at your healthcare facility

We’re a discovery and collaboration tool that curates VA’s promising innovations, encourages their diffusion, and fosters engagement with greater healthcare communities.

Featured Innovations

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CREW: Carbohydrate Reduction Empowering Wellness (formerly Therapeutic Carbohydrate Reduction (TCR) Aspire)

CREW is a 16-week lifestyle program that uses goal setting and whole health coaching to support Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes and other metabolic health conditions.

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PRIDE In All Who Served

PRIDE In All Who Served is a health promotion group for LGBTQIA+ Veterans that fosters support and improves health literacy. Veterans have praised the program for significantly enhancing their well-being and communication with healthcare providers.

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Close to Me Cancer Care

Close to Me Cancer Care, sponsored by the VHA National Oncology Program Office, provides anti-cancer therapy services at Community Based Outpatients Clinics (CBOCs) to increase access points to care for Veterans.

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Intrapreneurial Products

The VA Intrapreneurial Product Marketplace highlights frontline VA employee innovators and their products available for purchase to put back in the hands of who they were designed with and for, Veterans.

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Suicide Prevention

Discover our range of innovations focused on suicide prevention, ensuring Veterans receive the essential mental health care they deserve.

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Home Health

Explore cutting-edge home health innovations, providing Veterans with personalized and accessible care in the comfort of their own homes

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Specialty Care

Access the latest innovations in specialty care, dedicated to providing advanced medical treatments and personalized care tailored to Veterans' unique health needs.

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Innovation Communities

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Age-Friendly

Reimagining the landscape of healthcare for our aging Veteran population.

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VA Immersive

We help improve care delivery and experiences by leveraging immersive technology for falls risk assessment, neurological risk assessment, pain management, anxiety, addiction recovery, physical therapy, recreation therapy, PTSD, employee education, and more.

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VA staff and collaborators are welcome to nominate active innovations for consideration on the Diffusion Marketplace.

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