IATDD General FAQsThe Innovation and Advanced Technology Development (IATD) function is focused on improving the strategy, management and execution of Health IT (HIT) Innovation, Advanced Technology Development, Service Oriented Architecture and Technical Architecture activities. Together these areas are helping drive HIT improvements that will help enhance the timely capture and exchange of healthcare data and services provided to our nation's service members, their families and beneficiaries.Pacific Joint Information Technology CenterPJITC_9d09d1be-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bdWhat can the Pacific Joint Information Technology Center (JITC) offer Program Managers and other agencies? The Pacific JITC is the MHS' prime research center for joint concept technology development, prototyping, piloting and proof-of-concept for Health IM/IT products and services to support DoD medical readiness requirements and IT modernization needs across the medical continuum of care. Pacific JITC offers many services for system support and testing, which include operations research, software development, network testing and design, and clinical informatics expertise. The DHA and other agencies have used Pacific JITC’s services to reduce the risk of selecting the wrong IT approach, which has allowed them to realize acquisition cost savings and a reduction of contract operational costs and time to market. To contact Pacific JITC directly to learn more, email PJITC@dha.mil.Military Health SystemOn the battlefield, every element of the Military Health System (MHS) comes together to make the difference between life and death. Army, Navy and Air Force medical professionals help ensure those in uniform are medically ready to deploy anywhere around the globe on a moment's notice. And these medical professionals are also ready to go with them. There isn't another military medical force like it in the world -- with the expertise, the assets and the global reach of our health system.Army Medical ProfessionalsNavy Medical ProfessionalsAir Force Medical ProfessionalsU.S. Service MembersFamilies of U.S. Service MembersBeneficiaries of U.S. Service MembersPJITC Integrated Test and Evaluation CenterPacific JITC’s Integrated Test and Evaluation Center (ITEC) is a computing resource center, providing an agile computing environment for military health and interagency research and development, testing and evaluation missions. The ITEC provides developer sandboxes -- testing environments that confine code changes and experimentation to isolate effects on live systems. The center delivers virtualization and cloud technologies to provide system designs that fit into the future MHS system architecture.PJITC Biotechnology HuiPacific JITC’s Biotechnology Hui provides a broad range of cutting-edge expertise and support for biotechnology and telehealth research, funding, and execution. Many of their projects also have an IT component that fits with the overall Health IT (HIT) mission of Pacific JITC. The Hui's service areas include program management, regulatory compliance, research design and methods, proposal writing, statistical analysis, and subject matter expertise in informatics, medicine, and health psychology. This "blending" of bioresearch and IM/IT technology stands to change battlefield/humanitarian first responder care and triage guidelines, and fit emerging bioresearch successes into information capture and documentation concurrently while still in prototype or development.MHS Innovations OfficeWhat is the difference between the MHS Innovations office and the IATD division? The MHS Innovations office is focused on overarching innovation that supports the transformation of the organization's culture into a more agile system that will help the MHS become a leader in healthcare delivery. The IATD division is focused specifically on health IT innovation and technologies that have the potential to transform the care delivered to our beneficiaries. Together, these teams work hand-in-hand to leverage innovations to improve the DoD patient and provider experience.Timely capture and exchange of healthcare data and services provided to our nation's service members, their families and beneficiaries._9d09d1bf-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bdTo improve the strategy, management and execution of Health IT (HIT) Innovation, Advanced Technology Development, Service Oriented Architecture and Technical Architecture activities._9d09d1c0-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bdHealthWhat is the difference between the Health IT Innovation and Advanced Technology Development function areas? Health IT Innovation addresses long-term needs and is driven by ideas that seem disruptive or forward thinking. Despite a high risk for failure, these types of pilots have the potential to reap large returns on investment. Advanced Technology Development addresses near-term needs. These projects focus on addressing top gaps faced by providers today that can be improved through technology enablement and processes.InnovationROIEnablementTransparencyHow is the IATD working to increase transparency of HIT research initiatives across the enterprise? The IATD is committed to ensuring a consistent and centrally managed approach of HIT research initiatives. IATD has developed a process to identify, research, develop, test and evaluate innovative solutions that benefit the MHS enterprise. This streamlined evaluation process will increase transparency into HIT research initiatives and reduce parallel efforts underway. Be sure to view the latest snapshot of HIT R&D projects by checking out our HIT R&D catalog.Advanced Technology DevelopmentRapidly identify, pilot and evaluate IT-enabled health technologies that meet or address known functional gaps and have the potential to provide tangible benefits to the military health community_9d09d1c1-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bd1Military Health CommunityHealth Service DeliveryBuild healthy communities by managing and delivering the TRICARE health benefit_9d09d1c2-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bd1.1Health System SupportSustain and continuously improve MHS mission effectiveness through the focused development of people, technology, infrastructure and joint organizational culture_9d09d1c3-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bd1.2Force Health ProtectionSustain and protect the health and effectiveness of the human centerpiece of the American military_9d09d254-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bd1.3American MilitaryHIT InnovationRapidly identify, pilot and evaluate transformational and disruptive IT-enabled health technologies that have the potential to provide tangible benefits to the military health community_9d09d33a-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bd2Military Health CommunityCognitive AnalyticsCombine human insight and intuition with machine number-crunching and visualizations to discover important new questions they didn’t know they could ask_9d09d3bc-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bd2.1Mobile WarsReshape operations, businesses and marketplaces to deliver information and services to where decisions are made and transactions occur_9d09d466-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bd2.2Cloud ComputingCreate an enterprise-wide digital backbone to accelerate design as a discipline adoption and create clarity about the integrated nature of foundational technologies_9d09d52e-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bd2.3Digital EngagementEngineer social platforms for specific context platforms that can relieve traditional organizational constraints and fundamentally transform how work gets completed_9d09d5e2-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bd2.4Other Technologies & InitiativesRemain open to reviewing technologies and initiatives that may fall outside of these categories_9d09d92a-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bd2.5Service Oriented ArchitectureProvide an organizational framework for instilling, governing and evolving the culture of 'reuse' and 'sharing' of enterprise SOA assets for improved interoperability and agility in the delivery of healthcare data_9d09da06-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bd3_9d09daec-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bdTechnical ArchitectureMaintain a joint, technical “city plan” ..._9d09db8c-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bd4Strategic AlignmentLink business needs to technical solutions_9d09dc7c-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bd4.1Enterprise KnowledgeProvide enterprise 'knowledge' through data democratization_9d09dd4e-a924-11e5-889f-86a6521380bd4.22015-12-22http://health.mil/Reference-Center/Fact-Sheets/2015/04/07/IATD-Frequently-Asked-QuestionsOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net