Investing in the Front Line: Leading a Cultural Innovation Revolution.

FEDERAL government of the United States; CULTURE; INVESTMENTS; SOCIAL norms; MEDICAL personnel; MEDICAL care; GOVERNMENT programs; SELF-efficacy; DIFFUSION of innovations; UNITED States. Dept. of Veterans Affairs; MEDICAL care of veterans; PERSONNEL management; GOAL (Psychology)

In the article, the author discusses the role of the U.S. Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) Innovators Network (iNET) in promoting innovative technologies in health care and cultural revolution. Other topics include various medical innovations over the years like the implantable cardiac pacemaker in 1960 and the nicotine patch in 1984, and the major human-centered design projects launched by Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers (VAMC) to promote innovation.