VA Aims To Reduce Administrative Tasks With AI, Machine Learning

Officials at the Department of Veterans Affairs are looking to increase efficiency and optimize their clinicians' professional capabilities, featuring advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies. In a November presolicitation, the VA seeks to gauge market readiness for advanced healthcare device manufacturing, ranging from prosthetic solutions, surgical instruments, and personalized digital health assistant technology, as well as artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities. "What we are trying to do is utilize AI and machine learning to remove administrative burden of tasks," she told Nextgov. The technology requested by the department will be tailored to areas where a computer can do a better, more efficient job than a human, and thereby give people back time to complete demanding tasks that require human judgement. Some of these areas the AI and machine learning technology could be implemented include surgical preplanning, manufacturing submissions, and 3D printing, along with injection molding to produce plastic medical devices and other equipment.