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152 team competed in the most recent tech sprints, making them some of the most comprehensive to date. Participants were allowed to apply for one or both tracks: 

• Track One, “Ambient Dictation for Clinical Encounter Notes,” sought AI- enabled solutions for generating transcripts and key details from ambient recordings of patient encounters in primary care, mental health, and specialty care settings with the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
• Track Two, “Community Care Document Processing,” sought AI-powered systems capable of ingesting a diverse range of records from community providers such as patient encounters and complex medical documents, for the purposes of sharing key points with VA providers and increasing continuity of care for Veterans. 

   

Both tracks aim to create AI solutions that reduce provider burnout by automating administrative tasks. Winners were selected on May 21, 2024. NAII is beginning to pilot these solutions at VA facilities across the nation. 

NAII makes federal data available and incentivizes collaboration through the Government Innovation Framework, Challenge.Gov. All participants iteratively designed an intervention using federal and private data. Teams received access to: 

• Large unique federal data sources (e.g., clinical trials, patents, experimental therapeutics, patients) 
• Synthetic VA datasets 
• Veteran and expert perspectives 
• Technical AI and machine learning support 
• Feedback on demos and from users 
• Longer-term partnership and/or funding opportunities