Health Research
Investment ID: 029-555555303
Overview
Program Title
Health Research
Description
The Health Research Investment is vital to meeting the five strategic priorities of the Office of Research and Development including increasing Veterans' access to high-quality clinical trials, increasing the substantial real-world impact of VA research, putting VA data to work for the Veterans, promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, and building community through VA research. This includes efforts such as the Million Veteran Program (MVP), the goal of which is to better understand how genes affect health and illness in order to improve health care for Veterans. Voluntary participation in MVP requires that Veterans are users of the VA Health Care System at one of 70 enrolling sites using the Genomic Informatics System for Integrative Sciences (GenISIS), a special research system within the VA that enables precision medicine research on the world's largest multi-genomic dataset.
Type of Program
Non-major IT Investments
Multi-Agency Category
Not Applicable
Associated Websites
https://www.va.gov/oei/docs/va-strategic-plan-2022-2028.pdf
Investment Detail
The Return on Investment (ROI) of the Health Research Investment can be measured by qualitative health benefits received by the Veteran population and their dependents due to advances in health care as a result of research and by streamlining and standardizing the administrative processes at the Office of Research and Development.
The investment aids in the collection of genomic samples from Veterans who participate in the Million Veteran Program (MVP). GenISIS will, by supporting research and clinical care, establish an IT infrastructure and database for providing results of genomic discoveries and analysis back to health care providers, along with clinical decision support, reducing testing and introducing precision therapy. Data and supporting educational information will also be provided to participants.
The investment aids in the collection of genomic samples from Veterans who participate in the Million Veteran Program (MVP). GenISIS will, by supporting research and clinical care, establish an IT infrastructure and database for providing results of genomic discoveries and analysis back to health care providers, along with clinical decision support, reducing testing and introducing precision therapy. Data and supporting educational information will also be provided to participants.