Marion Veterans Affairs Medical Center issued the following announcement on Oct. 14
As part of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ efforts to explore the use of artificial intelligence in the delivery of health care and benefits, VA implemented a new AI strategy late September, to serve as a guideline for ethical use of the technology throughout its enterprise.
While AI can offer advantages over traditional analytics and clinical decision-making techniques to help improve Veteran care, the department wants to ensure any implementation of the technology is trustworthy and protects Veteran information.
“VA understands the significance of creating a balance between innovation, safety and trust,” said VA National Artificial Intelligence Institute Director Gil Alterovitz, Ph.D. “To this end, VA leadership, practitioners and relevant end-users will be trained to ensure all AI-related activities and processes are ethical, legal and meet or exceed standards.”
Aligned with the mission of serving Veterans and benefiting from VA’s unique data infrastructure, the strategy is designed to deliver on four major strategic objectives:
- Use existing AI to improve outcomes and experiences for Veterans.
- Increase VA AI capacity and capabilities.
- Increase Veteran and stakeholder trust in AI.
- Build upon VA’s existing partnerships across agencies and industry.
The development of the comprehensive AI strategy was designed in support of executive orders on AI, National AI Research and Development Strategic Plan and aligns with the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act of 2020 that launched the NAIIO.
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